Meaning of 当然 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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当然JLPT 1
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Kana Readingとうぜん
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Romajitōzen
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- natural; as a matter of course
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Example Sentences
当然, とうぜん used in context
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でも、それは至極当然のことです。彼らのマナーをあなたはまだ知らないのですから。
But that's only natural because you don't know their ways yet.
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Obviously the teacher can understand both English and French.
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Ryu, I can't seeee! "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."
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Why of course, that's what the "surprise" means.
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田中さんのミスを僕がフォローするんだから、労働に見合った報酬を受け取るのは当然だ。
I'm patching things up for your mistake so it's only natural that I get a reward appropriate to my labours.
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It stands to reason that workers are paid.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
On: ゼン, ネン
Kun: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ
12 strokes
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
6 strokes
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