N3 Reasons, Causes, and Results

~からこそ: meaning, usage and examples

~からこそ means: precisely because...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 毎日勉強まいにちべんきょうしたからこそ、試験しけんに合格ごうかくできたんです。

   I was able to pass the exam, precisely because I studied every day.

2. 家族かぞくがいたからこそ、辛つらい時ときも頑張がんばれた。

   Precisely because I had my family, I was able to persevere through hard times.

3. 好すきな仕事しごとだからこそ、もっと上手じょうずになりたいです。

   It is precisely because I love this job that I want to get better at it.

4. 友ともだちだからこそ、本当ほんとうのことを言いうんです。

   I'm telling you the truth precisely because we're friends.

When to use it

からこそ stresses that a reason is the real one: "precisely because," "it is exactly because." Speakers use it when the reason might seem surprising, or to say that something good came from that reason. For example, 大切たいせつだからこそ厳きびしく言いう means "I am strict precisely because you matter to me." It is often followed by んです or のだ.

Nuance

Emphatic, and usually positive or thoughtful in tone. It is rarely used for a simple everyday reason or for a complaint. Works in both speech and writing.

Compare

Plain から just gives a reason: 雨あめだから行いかない. からこそ adds "and that is the very reason," often against expectations: 失敗しっぱいしたからこそ学まなべた. ので cannot take こそ. せいで blames a cause, while からこそ usually values it.

Tip: こそ puts a spotlight on a word ("this very one"). Think of からこそ as から with the spotlight on the reason.