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なおさら Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
adverb
still more ; even more ; all the more
usually written using kana alone
Emphasizes that a condition or feeling is intensified by a preceding reason or situation. Often used when the speaker feels that something is already the case, and a new factor makes it even more so.
After hearing his explanation, I got even more confused.
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adverb
still less ; even less
usually written using kana alone
Used with a negative verb to mean 'even less' or 'still less'. The preceding context provides a reason that makes the negative outcome stronger.
Written forms なおさら Usage 85%
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
尚なお 更さら Usage 14%
Common kanji form, but kana is preferred in modern usage.
猶なお 更さら Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 猶 is an older character for 'still/yet'.
尚なお さら Usage <1%
Kanji 尚 esteem, furthermore, still 更 grow late, night watch, sit up late Similar words いっそう いっそう is a more formal, written-style adverb meaning 'even more' or 'further', while なおさら is more conversational and implies a logical consequence from a given situation.
ますます ますます means 'more and more' or 'increasingly', focusing on a gradual change over time, whereas なおさら emphasizes a comparative increase due to a specific reason.
Etymology Compound of なお (still, yet) and さら (more, further). The exact historical derivation of さら is uncertain, but the combination has been used since classical Japanese to express 'even more so'.
