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理の当然 (りのとうぜん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

理りの当とう然ぜん

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Meanings

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expression

standing to reason; natural; only natural

Used to say that something is logically expected or a matter of course. Often appears in the pattern 理の当然だ or 理の当然として.

彼かれが怒おこるのは理りの当とう然ぜんだ。
It's only natural that he gets angry.
努ど力りょくした者ものが報むくわれるのは理り

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It stands to reason that those who work hard will be rewarded.

Kanji

理logic, arrangement, reason
当hit, right, appropriate
然sort of thing, so, if so

Similar words

当とう然ぜん
当然 is a more common and versatile word meaning 'natural' or 'of course'. 理の当然 is a set phrase that emphasizes logical inevitability.

Etymology

A set phrase composed of 理 (reason, logic) and 当然 (natural, proper). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows classical Chinese-derived patterns for expressing logical necessity.