もっとも

Also written 尤も

Meanings

1. Conjunction but then; although; though
2. な-adjective, Noun reasonable; natural; just

Example sentences

• 君の説明はもっともらしいが、筋がちっとも通ってない。
  Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
• 君の青春が終わったと思うのももっともだ。
  You may have good reason to think that your youth is over.
• 君が怒るのももっともだ。
  You have good reason to be angry.
• あなたが怒るのももっともだ。
  You have good reason to be angry.
• まず第１に、喫煙者は、自分はタバコの害を免れるだろうと思っている。もっとも、どんな喫煙者でも少なくとも短期的な影響を免れることはないのだが。
  At first they think they won't come to harm, although no smoker escapes at least the short-term effects.

Words containing もっとも

• もっともらしい plausible
• ごもっとも you are quite right
• ご無理ごもっとも (ごむりごもっとも) giving in against one's better judgment

And 2 more.

Word lists

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