At a glance
なお starts a new sentence that adds supplementary information to what was just said, such as a note, a condition or a practical detail. It is formal and usually appears in announcements, business emails and documents.
A。なお、B。
会議は三時からです。なお、場所は三階の会議室です。 The meeting starts at three. Please note that it will be held in the third-floor meeting room.
How to form it
なお is a connector. It goes at the start of sentence B, after sentence A has ended, and is usually followed by a comma.
| Position | Example | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Start of sentence B, after a です/ます sentence | 資料をお送りします。なお、ご質問があれば、ご連絡ください。 | Formal speech, business emails, announcements |
| Start of sentence B, after a plain written sentence | 参加費は一人千円である。なお、小学生以下は無料である。 | Written documents, notices |