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したがって (shitagatte) Japanese meaning: therefore | Kotomora
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明日あした は 祝しゅく 日じつ だ 。 したがっ て 、 学がっ 校こう は 休やす み だ 。
Tomorrow is a national holiday. Therefore, school is closed.
This product is in high demand. Accordingly, the price will likely rise.
Expressions に 従したが って in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y 規き 約やく に 従したが って according to the rules; in accordance with the terms Kanji 従 accompany, obey, submit to Related words· 9 だから is a casual, conversational way to say 'so/therefore', while 従って is neutral-to-formal and typical of written or explanatory Japanese.
そのため points more directly to a stated reason or cause, while 従って emphasizes a logical conclusion following from prior context.
それゆえ is more literary and old-fashioned than 従って, which is the standard neutral choice in modern formal writing.
ゆえに is a stiff, almost academic way to say 'therefore', whereas 従って is more broadly usable in everyday formal contexts.
Show 5 more したがって is a formal synonym of よって that stresses a conclusion following naturally from a rule or premise, whereas よって states the result more directly.
従って is a common, register-neutral way to say 'therefore', while つきましては is reserved for formal business or ceremonial writing.
したがって is used in formal, logical argumentation to draw a conclusion, while このため more simply links a stated cause to its result.
したがって is the standard formal conjunction for 'therefore', while 以て can serve the same role in more literary or old-fashioned writing.
Etymology Derived from the verb 従う (したがう, 'to follow'), literally meaning 'following that'. The conjunction developed from the continuative form.
従って is a formal, written 'therefore' used in logical arguments, while そこで is used more broadly in narrative to mark a resulting action.
