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なおさら (naosara) Japanese meaning: still more | Kotomora
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雨あめ
が
降ふ
っ
て
いる
から
、
なおさら
出で
かけ
たく
ない
。
Since it's raining, I want to go out even less.
After hearing his explanation, I got even more confused.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 ので 、 なおさら 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 since X, it is all the more Y
Since a typhoon is approaching, even more caution is needed.
〈 事こと 〉 なら 、 なおさら 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ない if even X is true, then Y is even less so
〈 事こと 〉 だけに 、 なおさら 〈 感かん 情じょう 〉 precisely because of X, all the more so Y (feeling)
Precisely because I had high hopes, I was all the more disappointed.
Kanji 尚 esteem, furthermore, still 更 grow late, night watch, sit up late Related words いっそう is a more formal, written-style word for 'even more,' while なおさら emphasizes that a specific stated reason makes something already true even more so.
ますます describes a gradual increase over time ('more and more'), whereas なおさら points to an increase caused by a specific preceding reason.
さらに simply means 'furthermore/additionally' without needing a triggering condition, while なおさら specifically stresses that a given reason intensifies an already existing state.
なおさら emphasizes that a reason or condition makes something even more so, while まして compares two cases, often in a 'let alone' construction.
なおさら means 'all the more' and is used for a general escalation of degree, whereas ましてや specifically sets up a contrast between a weaker and stronger case.
Don't confuse with なお means 'still' or 'by the way' and is often mixed up with なおさら because it shares the same first two syllables, but なおさら specifically means 'all the more' given a stated reason.
尚更 (なおさら) means 'all the more' and is often confused with なおかつ because of their similar sound and shared 尚 kanji, but 尚更 intensifies a degree while なおかつ adds a separate point.
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%
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'.
If it's difficult even for adults, then children can understand it even less.
