尚 (Nao) is a Japanese adverb meaning “still, yet, more, still more”.
Meanings
- adverbstill; yet
- adverbmore; still more; greater; further
- conjunctionfurthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ...
- adverbas if; just like; as thoughas なお ... ごとし; esp. 猶
Examples
彼は背が高いが、兄はなお高い。
He is tall, but his brother is much taller.
彼は７０歳でなお活躍している。
At seventy, he is still active.
その考えは今日なお優勢である。
The idea still prevails.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).