当然

See also: 當然

Chinese

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

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) とーぜん [tòózéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

    Adjective

    当(とう)然(ぜん) • (tōzen) -na, adnominal 当(とう)然(ぜん)な (tōzen na), adverbial 当(とう)然(ぜん)に (tōzen ni)

    1. natural, inevitable
      故(こ)障(しょう)は定(てい)期(き)点(てん)検(けん)を怠(おこた)った当(とう)然(ぜん)の結(けっ)果(か)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
      彼(かれ)が怒(おこ)るのも当(とう)然(ぜん)だ。
      Kare ga okoru no mo tōzen da.
      It is reasonable that he became angry.

    Inflection

    Synonyms

    Adverb

    当(とう)然(ぜん) • (tōzen) 

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

    Noun

    当(とう)然(ぜん) • (tōzen) 

    1. naturality
    2. propriety
    3. inevitability

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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