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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Casual conjunction linking a reason to a result. Often used at the start of a sentence in spoken Japanese. The polite equivalent is ですから.

Related words· 11

なので sense 1
だから is casual and often starts a spoken sentence, while なので is slightly softer/more formal and common in writing or polite conversation.
それでN4sense 1
だから directly marks a cause leading to a conclusion, whereas それで is more neutral and often just continues a narrative ('and then').
したがってN3sense 1
だから is conversational, while 従って is a stiff, written/formal word for 'therefore' used in essays and reports.
ゆえに
だから is the common, everyday word for 'so/therefore', while 故に is formal and literary, used in reasoned or written arguments.

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そのためN3
だから is casual and common in spoken conversation, while そのため is more formal and typical of written explanations.
よってN1
だから is the casual, everyday word for 'so/therefore', while よって is a formal conjunction typical of written or official language.
それゆえN1
だから is the casual, everyday equivalent of それ故, while それ故 sounds formal and literary.
だからこそ
だから is a plain, neutral 'so/therefore', while だからこそ adds strong emphasis, singling out the reason as the one true cause.

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だってN3sense 1
だから introduces a result from a stated reason ('so, therefore'), while だって introduces an excuse or counter-reason ('but, because') and often pushes back against what was just said.
だからといって
だから simply means 'so/therefore' and states a conclusion, whereas だからと言って uses the same base word but denies that the stated reason leads to an obvious conclusion.