順じゅん当とう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Describes a result, choice, or progression that is appropriate, expected, or in line with reason and common sense. Often used for outcomes that follow logically from circumstances.

彼かれが選えらばれたのは順じゅん当とうな結けっ果かだ。
It's a natural outcome that he was chosen.
順じゅん当とうに考かんがえれば、次つぎの社しゃ長ちょうは彼かれだろう。
Reasonably speaking, he will probably be the next president.

Usage patterns

順じゅん当とうな結けっ果かa natural/expected result
この試し合あいは順じゅん当とうな結けっ果かだったと思おもう。
I think this match ended with the expected result.
順じゅん当とうに勝かつto win as expected
優ゆう勝しょう候こう補ほが順じゅん当とうに勝かち進すすんだ。
The favorite advanced by winning as expected.
順じゅん当とうに行いけばif things go as they normally should
順じゅん当とうに行いけば、彼かれが次じ期き社しゃ長ちょうになるだろう。
If things go as expected, he will become the next president.

Kanji

順obey, order, turn
当hit, right, appropriate

Related words

当とう然ぜんN3
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.
妥だ当とうN2
妥当 focuses on logical or ethical validity/appropriateness, whereas 順当 is more about a smooth, expected progression or result.
至し当とう
至当 is a more formal, bookish way to say something is thoroughly reasonable, while 順当 is the everyday word for an expected, fair outcome.

Opposites

番ばん狂くるわせ
番狂わせ describes an unexpected upset that overturns predictions, the opposite of a 順当な結果 that goes as expected.

Don't confuse with

順じゅん調ちょうN3
順調 describes things going smoothly without trouble, while 順当 describes a result or choice being reasonable and expected given the circumstances.

Etymology

Compound of 順 (order, sequence) and 当 (hit, appropriate). The combination conveys the idea of something being in proper order or fitting naturally into a sequence.