# 但 — however

但 means “however”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes.  Kun'yomi: ただ(し) (tadashi).

- Meaning: however
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: ただ(し) (tadashi)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Links & order 3

## How to remember 但

Parts: 亻 person · 旦 daybreak

## Don't confuse it with

[旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/) · [体](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/body/) · [低](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/low/) · [便](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/convenient/)

## More in the “Links & order 3” set

[又](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/also/) · [媒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-between/) · [迭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/alternate/) · [陪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attend-on/) · [某](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/a-certain/) · [附](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/affix/) · [但](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/however/) · [且](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moreover/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/however/. Last updated 2026-11-01.