それでも

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Conjunction that acknowledges a preceding statement while introducing a contrasting or unexpected result. Common in both spoken and written Japanese.

て

い

た

。

それ

で

も

彼かれ

は

出で

かけ

た

。

It was raining. Even so, he went out.

難むずかしいとわかっていた。それでも挑ちょう戦せんした。

I knew it was difficult. Nevertheless, I took on the challenge.

それでも〈動どう詞し〉even so, [verb] happens anyway
雨あめが降ふっていた。それでも彼かれは出でかけた。
It was raining. Even so, he went out.

しかしN4
しかし is a general 'but/however' contrasting clauses, while それでも specifically stresses that something happens despite the preceding circumstance.
それなのにN2
それなのに conveys surprise or frustration ('and yet, despite that'), whereas それでも is more neutral and matter-of-fact.
それにしても
それでも is a direct 'but still/even so' used mid-sentence, while それにしても is more conversational, often opening a new sentence with a 'be that as it may' nuance.
でもN5
それでも explicitly means 'even so, nevertheless', whereas でも can simply mark a contrast without that extra emphasis.

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それでいて
それでも emphasizes persistence or continuation despite a preceding fact, while それでいて highlights an unexpected contrast in qualities or actions.
やっぱりN4
それでも is a conjunction meaning 'even so' that introduces a contrasting clause, while やっぱり can be used adverbially within a sentence to convey the same concessive nuance.

だからN4
だから draws a natural, expected conclusion ('so, therefore'), while それでも signals an unexpected or contrary result despite what came before.

Compound of それ (that) + でも (even if/but). The combination yields the meaning 'even if that is the case' → 'but still, nevertheless'.