"然れども" meaning in Japanese

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Conjunction

Forms: 然れども [canonical] (ruby: (しか)), shikaredomo [romanization]
Etymology: By surface analysis, 然(しか)れ (shikare, “realis of 然(しか)り (shikari, “to be like”)”) + ども (domo, “even though”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|然り|しかり|t=to be like}} 然(しか)り (shikari, “to be like”), {{ja-compound|然れ|しかれ|ども||t1=realis of 然(しか)り (<span class="mention-tr tr">shikari</span>, “to be like”)|t2=even though}} 然(しか)れ (shikare, “realis of 然(しか)り (shikari, “to be like”)”) + ども (domo, “even though”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction|しかれども}} 然(しか)れども • (shikaredomo)
  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) however Tags: Classical, Japanese, literary
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