何なにしろ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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adverb

in any case; anyway; after all

Used to emphasize a reason or situation that makes something inevitable or understandable. Often introduces a statement that explains or justifies what follows.

Usage patterns

何なにしろ〈事こと〉なのでsince ~, after all (introduces an overriding reason)
何なにしろ初はじめての海かい外がい旅りょ行こうなので、少すこし不ふ安あんだ。
Since this is my first trip abroad, I'm a little anxious.
何なにしろ〈事こと〉ですからbecause ~, after all (formal reason)
何なにしろ田舎いなかの出しゅっ身しんですから、都と会かいの生せい活かつには慣なれていません。

Kanji

何what

Related words

なにせ
何せ and 何しろ both mean 'after all/because', but 何せ feels more casual and spoken while 何しろ is used in both speech and writing.
とにかくN3sense 1
とにかく means 'anyway, in any case' and sets aside other considerations, while 何しろ specifically emphasizes a reason that explains what follows.
なぜならN3sense 2
なぜなら is a formal, logical connector for giving a reason, whereas 何しろ is more colloquial and emphatic in tone.

Written forms

何なにしろUsage38%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and everyday speech.
なにしろUsage62%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Compound of 何 (nani, 'what') and しろ (shiro, imperative of する, 'do'). Literally 'whatever you do', it developed into an adverbial expression meaning 'in any case' or 'after all'.

After all, I'm from the countryside, so I'm not used to city life.