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何しろ

何しろ + clause何しろ、 + clause何しろ ~ から / ので (because.../since...)

Meanings

  • No wonder
  • After all
  • In fact
  • Because
  • At any rate

About this pattern

Explanation

何しろ is a sentence adverb used to emphasize a reason, situation, or conclusion. It roughly means “anyway,” “after all,” or “the fact is …” and is often placed at the beginning of a sentence to preface or justify what follows. It expresses the speaker’s strong feeling or insistence about the given matter and sounds more forceful than softer connectors like だから or それで. It can introduce a justification for a decision, an action, or a statement, and is commonly used in casual conversation as well as in written Japanese.

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Example sentences

何しろ今日は締め切り日だ。

The important thing is that today is the deadline.

何しろ彼は遅刻してしまった。

After all, he ended up being late.