Japanese word

それゆえ

Pronunciation

Romajisoreyue

Meaning

  • conjunctionso

Example

雨が続きました。それゆえ、試合は中止になりました。ame ga tsuzu ki ma shi ta so re yu e shi ai wa chū shi ni na ri ma shi ta

The rain continued. Therefore, the game was canceled.

Illustration for それゆえ (so)

More examples

規則は全員に同じように適用され、それゆえ、不公平感は生じませんでした。ki soku wa zen in ni ona ji yō ni teki yō sa re so re yu e fu kō hei kan wa shō ji ma se n de shi ta

The rules were applied equally to everyone, so no sense of unfairness arose.

Core concept

Marks the preceding circumstance as the reason for the result that follows.

Common phrases

  • それゆえにso re yu e ni

    therefore

Similar words

だからdakara: Connects a cause with its result in everyday speech.
したがってshitagatte: Presents a result as a logical consequence of the preceding statement.
ゆえにyueni: Introduces a result that follows from a preceding fact in formal written language.

Definition in Japanese

前に述べた事柄を理由として、後に述べる結果が生じることを示す語。mae ni no be ta koto gara o ri yū to shi te ato ni no be ru kek ka ga shō ji ru ko to o shime su go

Word origin

The conjunction それゆえ (soreyue) combines それ (sore, "that") with ゆえ (yue, "reason"), presenting the stated circumstance as the reason for what follows.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, それゆえ (soreyue) gives a written, deliberate tone, while everyday conversation more often uses だから (dakara) for the same cause-to-result link.

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