無論|むろんmuron[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. adverbof course; certainly; naturally
    むろん信用しんようしていいとも。君きみにヨタ情報じょうほうを教おしえたことが一度いちどでもあったかい。↗
    Of course you can trust me. Have I ever given you a bum steer before?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 言いうまでもなく。
  2. 言いうまでもないさま。
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