されど

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Literary, from classical されども. Found in writing, titles and set phrases; in conversation use でも or しかし.

Common patterns

• たかがX、されどX: "it's only X, and yet X matters" (たかが野球(やきゅう)、されど野球(やきゅう): it's only baseball, but it's still baseball)

Similar words

• しかし: however (neutral written and spoken)
• けれども: but, although (more conversational)