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当たり前

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

当たり前 — “natural, obvious, a matter of course”

当たり前 (read あたりまえ) means natural, obvious, a matter of course. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a adjective.

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あたりまえ

Meaning

natural, obvious, a matter of course

当たり前 in a sentence

挨拶あいさつは当たり前あたりまえだ。

Greeting people is only natural.

The kanji in 当たり前

当to hit, to match; correct
前front; before

Words that share a kanji with 当たり前

お弁当おべんとう— a boxed lunch
本当ほんとう— real, true
適当てきとう— suitable, appropriate; noncommittal, half-hearted
当たるあたる— to hit, to strike; to win (a lottery)
当てるあてる— to apply, to hit against; to guess
見当けんとう— guess, estimate, idea
相当そうとう— considerably, quite; equivalent, corresponding
担当たんとう— being in charge, taking charge

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