adverb
Concessive conjunction used in formal or literary Japanese. Often paired with とも or ても, as in よしんば. The standalone よし is somewhat old-fashioned.
よし失敗しても、後悔はしない。
Even if I fail, I won't regret it.
よしんば彼が来なくても、会議は予定通り行う。
Even if he doesn't come, we'll hold the meeting as scheduled.
Rare kanji spelling; learners should use the kana form.
Rare kanji spelling; learners should use the kana form.
Derived from classical Japanese concessive expression. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it functions as a conjunction meaning 'even if'.