connective N2 common writtenpolite
〜にも関わらず — despite ~
〜にも関わらず ・ にもかかわらず
Builds on にもかかわらず
Meaning
- despite ~ (kanji spelling) — see にもかかわらず for the full entry
Key sentence
悪天候にも関わらず、試合は続行された。
Despite the bad weather, the match continued.
Easily confused with
See 〜にも関わらず in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜にも関わらず the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
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