"のに" meaning in Japanese

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "na no ni",
      "word": "なのに"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Combination of particle の (no, the genitive or possessive marker, also used to nominalize verbs and adjectives) + particle に (ni, locative and directional marker).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no ni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "particle",
        "2": "の に"
      },
      "expansion": "のに • (no ni)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 31 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 17 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 28 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 37 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms modified by \"noun + な\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 17 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 20 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 13 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "even though it's already spring",
          "roman": "mō haru na no ni",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "春",
              "はる"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "もう春なのに",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ā, chōdo yokatta no ni.",
          "text": "ああ、ちょうどよかったのに。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "literal_meaning": "Although it was cute...",
          "roman": "kawaikatta no ni nā…",
          "text": "かわいかったのになぁ…",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "even though, although (in spite of the fact that)"
      ],
      "id": "en-のに-ja-particle-vUIMMU7p",
      "links": [
        [
          "even though",
          "even though"
        ],
        [
          "although",
          "although"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 37 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms modified by \"noun + な\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If only I had done it earlier…",
          "literal_meaning": "although it would have been good if I did it sooner",
          "roman": "hayaku sureba ii no ni…",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "早",
              "はや"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "早くすればいいのに…",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if only"
      ],
      "id": "en-のに-ja-particle-FRQlEQTZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "if only",
          "if only"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 37 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms modified by \"noun + な\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "used to display anger",
          "roman": "okori o arawasu no ni mochīrareru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "怒",
              "おこ"
            ],
            [
              "表",
              "あらわ"
            ],
            [
              "用",
              "もち"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "怒りを表すのに用いられる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in order to"
      ],
      "id": "en-のに-ja-particle-TFem5-ve",
      "links": [
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "のに"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese particles",
    "Japanese terms modified by \"noun + な\"",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "na no ni",
      "word": "なのに"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Combination of particle の (no, the genitive or possessive marker, also used to nominalize verbs and adjectives) + particle に (ni, locative and directional marker).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no ni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "particle",
        "2": "の に"
      },
      "expansion": "のに • (no ni)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "even though it's already spring",
          "roman": "mō haru na no ni",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "春",
              "はる"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "もう春なのに",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ā, chōdo yokatta no ni.",
          "text": "ああ、ちょうどよかったのに。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "literal_meaning": "Although it was cute...",
          "roman": "kawaikatta no ni nā…",
          "text": "かわいかったのになぁ…",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "even though, although (in spite of the fact that)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "even though",
          "even though"
        ],
        [
          "although",
          "although"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If only I had done it earlier…",
          "literal_meaning": "although it would have been good if I did it sooner",
          "roman": "hayaku sureba ii no ni…",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "早",
              "はや"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "早くすればいいのに…",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if only"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if only",
          "if only"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "used to display anger",
          "roman": "okori o arawasu no ni mochīrareru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "怒",
              "おこ"
            ],
            [
              "表",
              "あらわ"
            ],
            [
              "用",
              "もち"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "怒りを表すのに用いられる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in order to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "のに"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "のに"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "のに",
  "trace": ""
}