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けれど

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of けれども (keredomo, “although, but”).[1][2][3]

First attested in 1711.[2]

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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けれど • (keredo) 

  1. [from 1779] Informal form of けれども (keredomo).

Particle

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けれど • (keredo) 

  1. [from 1711] Informal form of けれども (keredomo).

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of けれど – see the following entry.
【ケレド】
[noun] [1600–???] (Catholicism, historical) Kirishitan form of クレド: the Credo, the Creed
(This term, けれど (keredo), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “けれど”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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