のに
Kana: のに
despite; although
Example sentence
疲れているのに、彼は続けています。
つかれているのに、かれはつづけています。
Although he's tired, he keeps going.
What のに means
のに (のに) is a Japanese word meaning “despite; although”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.