ながらに（ながらに）

JLPT N1 · noun

Meaning: while still/as it is

Example sentences

• 生まれながらに才能を持つ。 — Be gifted with talent from birth.
• 涙ながらに事情を語る。 — Explain the circumstances in tears.

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