しかも: meaning and usage

How to form it

• sentence+。しかも、+sentence
• clause+、しかも+clause

How it is used

Adds further information: 'what's more, and on top of that', often something more surprising or of a higher degree. It works for good and bad things alike, and can link two features of one thing: 「安くて、しかもおいしい」.

Examples

1. 昨日財布を落としたんです。しかも5万円も入ってたんですよ。

   I lost my wallet yesterday. On top of that, I had 50,000 yen in it.

2. このホテルは駅から近くて、しかも安い。

   This hotel is close to the station, and it's cheap too.

3. 彼は試験に合格した。しかも、一番だった。

   He passed the exam, and what's more, he came top.