Meaning of ほうなんで?


It is a "simple" sentence, but I can't find any information how I should parse
and interpret this part.

> これでも用心深い **ほうなんで** ね。




Do you already know how to make a comparison using ほう and より in Japanese? If
not, please learn it first.

  * [Japanese Grammar – Making Comparisons](http://www.punipunijapan.com/yori-hou-ga/)
  * [Japanese Comparison: より, …の方が, and …で一番](https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/japanese-comparison/)

The sentence in question is an extension of this. While there is no explicit
comparison target marked with ～より, this ほう still means "comparatively" or
"relatively".

> これでも用心深いほうなんでね。  
>  Despite my appearance, (if one has to categorize me either as a cautious or
> as a careless person,) I'm comparatively a cautious person, you know.  
>  I'm a more cautious person than I may look, you know.

これでも (literally "even with this") is a set phrase, "although you may think
otherwise" or "although I may not look like it".

Similar examples:

>   * このケーキは甘いほうだ。 This cake is relatively sweet.
>   * 私はよく寝るほうです。 I'm relatively a good sleeper.
>   * あまりテレビは見ないほうです。 I'm not a kind of person who watches TV often.
>

Related:

  * [What does the word「あるほうで」 mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23883/5010)




Do you already know how to make a comparison using ほう and より in Japanese? If
not, please learn it first.

  * [Japanese Grammar – Making Comparisons](http://www.punipunijapan.com/yori-hou-ga/)
  * [Japanese Comparison: より, …の方が, and …で一番](https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/japanese-comparison/)

The sentence in question is an extension of this. While there is no explicit
comparison target marked with ～より, this ほう still means "comparatively" or
"relatively".

> これでも用心深いほうなんでね。  
>  Despite my appearance, (if one has to categorize me either as a cautious or
> as a careless person,) I'm comparatively a cautious person, you know.  
>  I'm a more cautious person than I may look, you know.

これでも (literally "even with this") is a set phrase, "although you may think
otherwise" or "although I may not look like it".

Similar examples:

>   * このケーキは甘いほうだ。 This cake is relatively sweet.
>   * 私はよく寝るほうです。 I'm relatively a good sleeper.
>   * あまりテレビは見ないほうです。 I'm not a kind of person who watches TV often.
>

Related:

  * [What does the word「あるほうで」 mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23883/5010)

