とうぜん
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
1. natural; right; proper; just; reasonable; appropriate; deserved
Adverb
2. naturally; as a matter of course; rightly; deservedly; justly; of course
Pitch accent
うぜん
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Composed of
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
naturally; of course; understandably
standing to reason; natural
Examples (36 in total)
It is natural that you should get angry.
It's natural that he should have succeeded.
That's perfectly natural.
It's natural for you to think so.
It is quite natural for her to get angry.
It stands to reason that workers are paid.
He deserves to be promoted.
At present freedom of speech is taken for granted.
I took it for granted that you would come.
We thought it natural that he should get excited.
Students are supposed to study hard.
She takes everything for granted.
We took it for granted that he would join us.
No wonder he refused your offer.
It is quite natural for her to be angry with you.
I took it for granted that she would agree with me.
There ought to be a better bus service.
He should have been back by this time.
Peter showed due respect to his teacher.
I think it natural that you should take the matter into consideration.
This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.
Obviously the teacher can understand both English and French.
We take air and water for granted.
It's quite natural that you should think about marriage.
It stands to reason that he can't work hard after a long illness.
We took it for granted that he would approve of the plan.
From this, it follows that he is innocent.
It follows from this that he must be innocent.
If he is innocent, it follows that his wife is guilty.
We consider it the citizens' legitimate right to have public libraries.
Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
People take electricity for granted until its supply is cut off.
His relatives took it for granted that they would inherit the bulk of his wealth.
If what you say is true, it follows that he has an alibi.
It was natural that everyone should like the girl.
The rocket ought to have reached the moon by now.