けれど

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

First attested in 1711.[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) け​れど [kéꜜrèdò] (Atamadaka – [1])[3] (conjunction)
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ɾe̞do̞]

Conjunction

けれど • (keredo) 

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

Particle

けれど • (keredo) 

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

Etymology 2
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
Alternative spelling
ケレド
(This term, けれど, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. “けれど”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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