正当 – Vocabulary details

正せい当とう

Meanings

Adjective (な)

Noun

1. just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful

君きみの彼かれへの怒いかりは正せい当とうだ。Your anger toward him is justified.

Kanji used

正

correct

当

hit (the target)

Pitch accent

せ

いとう

Used in: 1939

Composed of

正せい

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

当とう

this; our; right; justice; checking account

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

正せい当とう化か

justification; rationalization

正せい当とう性せい

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

正せい当とう防ぼう衛えい

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

Examples (8 in total)

正せい当とうな理り由ゆうが見みつかったね。

A legitimate reason was found, wasn't it?

君きみの彼かれへの怒いかりは正せい当とうだ。

Your anger toward him is justified.

正せい当とうな権けん利りだとちゃんと説せつ明めいしたでしょう。

I properly explained that it is a legitimate right, didn't I?

トムには正せい当とうな理り由ゆうがあった。

Tom had a good reason.

働はたらきには正せい当とうな対たい価かがあるべきだ。

There should be fair compensation for work.

良よい経けい営えい陣じんなら正せい当とうな要よう求きゅうに耳みみを貸かすものだ。

A good management would listen to reasonable demands.

俺おれの中なかでは正せい当とうな権けん利りだが、他た者しゃから見みれば醜みにくい行こう為いだろう。

To me it's a legitimate right, but to others it probably looks like a shameful act.

あなたがメールでおっしゃることは全すべて正せい当とうです。価か格かくを除のぞいては。