案の定

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
案 定
あん
Grade: 4 		じょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adverb

案(あん)の定(じょう) • (an no jō) 

  1. expectedly; as expected; sure enough
    案(あん)の定(じょう)少女(しょうじょ)たちの姿(すがた)は見(み)られなかった。
    An no jō shōjo tachi no sugata wa mirarenakatta.
    There was no sight of the girls, as expected.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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