当然

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See also: 當然

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 當然 (“of course; surely; natural; reasonable; understandable”).
(This term is the simplified form of 當然).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
當然 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(とう)(ぜん) (tōzen-na (adnominal (とう)(ぜん) (tōzen na), adverbial (とう)(ぜん) (tōzen ni))

  1. natural, inevitable
    ()(しょう)(てい)()(てん)(けん)(おこた)った(とう)(ぜん)(けっ)()だ。
    Koshō wa teiki tenken o okotatta tōzen no kekka da.
    This breakdown is the inevitable result due to neglects of periodic checks.
  2. natural, reasonable, proper
    (かれ)(おこ)るのも(とう)(ぜん)だ。
    Kare ga okoru no mo tōzen da.
    It is reasonable that he became angry.

Inflection

Synonyms

Adverb

(とう)(ぜん) (tōzen

  1. naturally, of course, as expected
  2. inevitably

Noun

(とう)(ぜん) (tōzen

  1. naturality
  2. propriety
  3. inevitability

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN