けれど

Japanese

Etymology 1

Clipping of けれども (keredomo, “although, but”).

First attested in 1711.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) け​れど [kéꜜrèdò] (Atamadaka – [1]) (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

(This term, けれど, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)