At a glance
しかも means "moreover" or "what's more". It adds a second point that goes in the same direction as the first, often one that is even more notable.
A。しかも、B。
Aて、しかも B。
この部屋は広いです。しかも、駅から近いです。 This room is spacious. What's more, it's close to the station.
How to form it
しかも is a connector. It can start a new sentence or join two parts inside one sentence.
| Position | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Start of sentence B | 彼は歌手だ。しかも、曲も作る。 | He's a singer. What's more, he writes songs too. |
| After て-form | 安くて、しかもおいしい。 | It's cheap, and delicious too. |
| After し | 安いし、しかもおいしい。 | It's cheap, and on top of that it's delicious. |
| After a noun phrase | 雨の日に、しかも夜に出かけた。 | I went out on a rainy day, and at night at that. |
Register: neutral. It works in both speech and writing, with polite or casual endings.