しかれば

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Meanings

1

therefore; thus; so

dated termusually written using kana alone

Dated literary conjunction meaning 'therefore' or 'and so'. In modern Japanese, だから, それで, or したがって are more common.

彼かれは正しょう直じき者ものだ。しかれば、人ひとに騙だまされることもある。
He is an honest person. Therefore, he sometimes gets deceived by others.

2

well then; by the way

archaic

Archaic use as a discourse marker to change topic or prompt a response, similar to 'well then' or 'now then'. Not used in modern conversation.

しかれば、いかがお過すごしでございますか。
Well then, how have you been?