noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
natural; proper; reasonable; deserved
Describes something that is expected, appropriate, or justified under the circumstances. Used as a な-adjective or with の to modify nouns.
It's natural that he gets angry.
I think it's a deserved outcome.
It's only natural that he's angry.
If you do something like that, it's only natural you'd get scolded.
Naturally, he took on the job.
He showed up late as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
必然 describes something logically or causally inevitable, whereas 当然 is broader and can describe what is simply fair, expected, or socially natural.
当然 stresses that something is natural or obvious as a matter of course, while 順当 emphasizes a fair, expected outcome that follows logically from the circumstances.
当然 stresses that something is obvious or a matter of course, while もっとも stresses that it is understandable or fair given the circumstances.
当然 stresses that something is 'naturally to be expected', whereas 元より (sense 'of course') simply asserts it as obvious without that logical emphasis.
当然 means 'naturally' or 'as a matter of course', focusing on logical expectation, while 言うまでもなく stresses that something is so obvious it need not be said.
自ずと describes an outcome emerging spontaneously over time, while 当然 stresses that something is logically or socially to be expected as a matter of course.
当然 expresses that something is natural or expected, while 自明 focuses on something being self-evidently true without proof.
不当 means unjust or undeserved, the opposite of 当然's sense of being proper or deserved.
意外 means unexpected or surprising, contrasting with 当然's sense of something happening exactly as expected.
当然 describes something natural or to be expected, the opposite of 思いがけない, which describes something unforeseen.
当然 (expected, natural) and 突然 (sudden, unexpected) look and sound alike due to their shared 然 ending but have nearly opposite meanings.
当然 shares the kanji 然 and sounds similar to 自然, but it means 'obvious' or 'as a matter of course' rather than 'natural' in the sense of the physical world or spontaneity.
take for granted; regard as natural; see as a matter of course