無論|むろんmuron[0]heiban (flat)
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- adverbof course; certainly; naturally
- Synonym当然とうぜんNeutralA noun and adverb for what is right and to be expected, as in 「当然の結果」; it stresses what reason dictates, while 無論 is more written and stresses the self-evident.
- SynonymもちろんNeutralThe everyday word for of course, used freely in both speech and writing; 「無論」 is the more written, formal option.
Use 「無論」 in written or formal prose to stress that something goes without saying, as in 「無論、賛成だ」. For everyday 'of course' pick 「勿論」; for what is right or reasonable, pick 「当然」.
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