What does ともかく mean?
ともかく is a Japanese noun meaning “anyhow, at any rate, anyway” in English. It can also be translated as “apart from ...” depending on context. It is written as ともかく in hiragana, and tomokaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
ともかく合格してうれしい。
I'm glad to have passed at all.
顔はともかく、気立てはとてもいい子だよ。
Looks aside, she is very good-natured.