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もっとも (mottomo)

quite right,plausible,natural,but then,although

  • JLPT N3
  • Pitch 3

Meaning

尤も (もっとも, mottomo) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “quite right,plausible,natural,but then,although”.

Example sentences 12

彼かれの意見いけんはもっともです。

His opinion is quite right.

彼女かのじょが怒おこるのももっともだ。

She may well get angry.

彼女かのじょのいうことはもっともだ。

She's got the point.

彼女かのじょがそういうのももっともだ。

She may well say so.

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