VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

もちろん

hepburn mochiron

of course, certainly

Part of speech · adverb

Pattern visualization

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Examples

もちろん行きます!
Of course I'll go!
もちろん大丈夫です。
Of course it's fine.

Collocations

もちろん (mochiron, "of course")当然 (touzen, "naturally" — formal)勿論 (mochiron — kanji form)もちろんです (polite affirmation)いいですとも (ii desu tomo, formal "absolutely")

Mnemonic

もちろん mochiron — kanji 勿論 = 勿 (not) + 論 (discussion) = "needless to discuss / of course". Same kanji as Korean mullon. Everyday speech writes it in kana; formal writing uses 勿論. A soft confirmation matching English "of course". Confidence-cluster: 当然 (touzen, formal "naturally"), 確かに (tashika ni, "indeed"), 間違いなく (machigai naku, "without a doubt"). Among the four, もちろん is the lightest and warmest. In meetings, 「もちろんです」 means quick agreement + cooperative stance.

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