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それにつけても Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression
even so ; be that as it may ; still
A set phrase used to acknowledge a preceding statement while introducing a related but contrasting or additional thought. Often used in conversation or informal writing.
彼かれ は よく 遅ち 刻こく する 。 それ に つけ て も 、 仕し 事ごと は きちんと し て いる 。
He is often late. Be that as it may, he does his work properly.
Similar words それでも それでも is a more common and direct 'but still' or 'even so', while それにつけても is a slightly more formal or literary set phrase that often introduces a reflective or additional comment.
とはいえ とはいえ is similar in meaning ('having said that'), but それにつけても carries a nuance of 'concerning that' or 'in relation to that' and is less common in modern casual speech.
Etymology Derived from それ (that) + に (particle) + つけても (from 付ける, 'attach' or 'relate to'), literally meaning 'even when relating to that'. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it functions as a fixed conjunction-like expression.
