なおplease note also; still
The main business is done, and なお adds a note to it: the "please note also" of notices and business email. In everyday conversation it is hardly ever heard.
please note
The meeting will be held in the large conference room on the third floor. Please note that the materials have been placed at each seat.
still
This song is still loved by many people today.
Opening a sentence
Main point。 なお、+ a note
It stands first, usually with a comma after it. Sometimes written 尚.
As an adverb
今（も）なお ／ なお + adjective
"Still", mostly after 今. "Even more", before an adjective.
- After it
- A practical extra: where to find something, what will follow, what can't be done.
- Where you'll meet it
- Notices, business email, manuals, exam instructions. Out loud, in announcements and from whoever is chairing a meeting.
In use
The application deadline is September 10. Please note that applications may also be sent by mail.
We will hold a welcome party for new employees next month. Details will follow at a later date.
The exam results will be announced on the candidates' page. Please note that we cannot answer individual inquiries.
The note can be a "no". It still takes nothing back from the first sentence.
ただし or なお?
After ただし, what was just said comes with a condition or an exception. After なお, it stands as it was, and you get one more thing to know.
Anyone can join this course. Please note that the textbook will be handed out on the day.
A note: who can join is unchanged.
ただしN2
A condition: you can join only if you apply in time.
Anyone can join this course. However, please apply by the day before.
The other なお: still, even more
The cause of the accident is still not known.
"Still". Bookish: in conversation it is まだ or 今でも.
I got lost. To make matters worse, it even started raining.
"Even more": worse still. なお runs straight into the adjective.
If you can speak English, even better.
"Even better". This one is said in conversation too.
Close neighbours
それとN3
The everyday way to add one more thing.
That's all the materials. One more thing: I'll send you a map of the venue too.
ちなみにN2
"Incidentally": a side fact you could do without, and at home in conversation. A なお note is something you need to know.
Admission is until 6 p.m. Incidentally, this building was built a hundred years ago.
なおさらN2
"All the more": something is already so, and a reason or a case makes it more so. Said in conversation and writing alike.
Being told I can't makes me want to do it all the more.
Check yourself
1Which one fits?
次回の
Choose an answer to see why.
2What does this mean?
その
Choose an answer to see why.
More sentences
We will send the original contract at a later date. Please note that an electronic copy is attached to this email.
Reception is open until 5 p.m. Please check the website beforehand for the documents you need.
Today's lecture will end at 2 p.m. There will also be an informal get-together with the speaker afterward.