もっとも・尤もmottomo[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. conjunctionbut then; although; though
2. na-adjective, nounreasonable; natural; just
   彼かれがその画家がかを尊敬そんけいするのはもっともだ。↗

   He may well respect the artist.

• Related正しいただしいNeutralAbout being right or correct in terms of right and wrong; 「尤も」 is about being reasonable and understandable rather than simply correct.
• Related適切てきせつNeutralSays an action or choice is suitable and fitting; 「尤も」 says something makes sense and is understandable on reasonable grounds.
• Related適正てきせいNeutralMeans apt and fair, often with prices or amounts; it does not convey that something is natural or a matter of course.
• Related的確てきかくNeutralMeans accurate and right on target; the emphasis is precision, not whether something is reasonable or understandable.
• Related正確せいかくNeutralMeans accurate with no error, as in 「正確な時刻」; it leans toward data and facts rather than what is reasonable.
• Related妥当だとうNeutralClose to 「尤も」 in meaning, as in 「妥当な判断」; unlike 「尤も」, it cannot serve as a conjunction meaning 'though'.
• Antonym不合理ふごうりNeutralThe opposite of 「尤も」: describes things that go against reason and cannot be justified.
• Antonym不当ふとうNeutralMeans unfair, unjust or improper; it stands opposite to 「尤も」.

Use 「尤も」 for what is reasonable, natural or understandable, and as a conjunction meaning 'though'. To judge a decision as sound, 「妥当」 fits; for right vs wrong, 「正しい」. The opposite of 「尤も」 is 「不合理」.

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1. 納得なっとくできる。そう考かんがえるのは自然しぜんであること。当然とうぜん。道理どうり。
2. 相手あいての主張しゅちょうに対たいして納得なっとく、同意どういしていることを表あらわす。
3. 前文ぜんぶんの主張しゅちょうに否定的ひていてきな内容ないようを補足ほそくする。