Meaning of 当たり前 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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当たり前, 当り前, あたり前, 当りまえJLPT 2
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Kana Readingあたりまえ
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Romajiatarimae
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- natural; reasonable; obvious
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- usual; common; ordinary
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Example Sentences
当たり前, 当り前, あたり前, 当りまえ, あたりまえ used in context
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「親父これって・・・真剣？」「当たり前だろう、決闘なのだからな」
Dad, this a real sword? "Of course, it is a duel after all."
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あたりまえだが、人と人との接点は「ことば」である。その言葉によって、考えを共有し、議論している。
It's obvious but the connection between people is "words". It is by those words that thoughts are shared and arguments carried out.
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この一見、あたりまえのように見えることが、実は難しいのである。
This, appearing at first glance to be perfectly obvious, is actually very difficult.
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昔は、悪いことをすると、学校の先生から平手をくらったり拳固をもらうことが当たり前だった。
In the past it was perfectly normal to get the back of a teacher's hand or fist as punishment.
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It's natural that she should get angry.
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We take health for granted until illness intervenes.
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Kanji found in this word
hit, right, appropriate, himself
On: トウ
Kun: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
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