そのため

hence, for that reason

What does そのため mean?

そのため is a Japanese noun meaning hence, for that reason in English. It is written as そのため in hiragana, and sonotame in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのためには特殊な工具が必要になります。

You'll need a special tool to do it.