JLPT N3 · な-adjective

当たり前 (atarimae)

当たり前 (あたりまえ, atarimae) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “natural; reasonable”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あたりまえ
Romaji: atarimae
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

natural; reasonable; obvious · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun
usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

我々は彼が成功したのは当たり前だと思った。

We took his success for granted.

Tatoeba #185632

この問題はあたりまえのやり方では解決しない。

You cannot solve this problem in an ordinary way.

Tatoeba #219403

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 当たり前

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	当たり前だ	あたりまえだ atarimaeda
Present (polite)	当たり前です	あたりまえです atarimaedesu
Negative	当たり前じゃない	あたりまえじゃない atarimaejanai
Past	当たり前だった	あたりまえだった atarimaedatta
Negative past	当たり前じゃなかった	あたりまえじゃなかった atarimaejanakatta
Te-form	当たり前で	あたりまえで atarimaede
Before a noun	当たり前な	あたりまえな atarimaena
Adverb (~ni)	当たり前に	あたりまえに atarimaeni

Kanji in 当たり前

当

hit, right, appropriateトウ・あ.たる・あ.たり · 6 strokes

前

in front, beforeゼン・まえ・-まえ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 当たり前.

本当ほんとうtruthお弁当おべんとうbento適当てきとうsuitable見当けんとうestimate当りあたりhit相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)当時とうじat that time弁当べんとうbento本当ほんとtruth当然とうぜんnatural当たるあたるto be hit当てるあてるto hit妥当だとうvalid

Source: JMdict entry 1448800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.