そのため

sonotame

hence, for that reason

What does そのため mean?

そのため is a Japanese expression 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.

More JLPT N2 words

～続く～つづく～tsuzuku

follow, continue, go on

そういえばsouieba

which reminds me ..

～通り～とおり～toori

in accordance with ~, following ~

なんとなくnantonaku

somehow, for some reason

癖にくせにkuseni

and yet, despite the fact that

第～だい～dai～

ordinal prefix, number

仕方がないしかたがないshikataganai

it can't be helped, no use

突っ込むつっこむtsukkomu

to plunge into, to stick into