JLPT N3 · な-adjective

尤も (mottomo)

尤も (もっとも, mottomo) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “but then; although”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: もっとも
Romaji: mottomo
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

but then; although; though · conjunction · usually written in kana
reasonable; natural; just · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼がその画家を尊敬するのはもっともだ。

He may well respect the artist.

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

Conjugation of 尤も

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	尤もだ	もっともだ mottomoda
Present (polite)	尤もです	もっともです mottomodesu
Negative	尤もじゃない	もっともじゃない mottomojanai
Past	尤もだった	もっともだった mottomodatta
Negative past	尤もじゃなかった	もっともじゃなかった mottomojanakatta
Te-form	尤もで	もっともで mottomode
Before a noun	尤もな	もっともな mottomona
Adverb (~ni)	尤もに	もっともに mottomoni

Kanji in 尤も

尤

reasonable, just, naturalユウ・もっと.も・とが.める · 4 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1535810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.