【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜はもちろん（~wamochiron）

2020年4月6日 2024年8月19日

Explanation：〜はもちろん

Meaning
"〜は当然とうぜんとして"
"〜 is obvious and goes without saying / not only... but also / of course... "
Used to emphasize that something is naturally expected or obvious.

Form
N + はもちろん

Points

Emphasizing Expectation: "〜はもちろん" is used to highlight something that is already expected or taken for granted.
Additional Information: After "〜はもちろん," additional items or actions are introduced that also apply or are included.
Common in Lists: This expression is often used when listing items or actions, where the first item is obvious and others are added to it.

JLPT Level
N3

Sample sentenes

このレストランは五いつつ星ぼしレストランなので、料理りょうりの味あじはもちろん、サービスもいい。
This restaurant is a five-star restaurant, so not only the taste of the dishes but also the service is excellent.

田中先生たなかせんせいは日本語にほんごはもちろん、英語えいごも話はなすことができます。
Mr. Tanaka is not only fluent in Japanese, but he can also speak English.

留学生りゅうがくせいなので、平日へいじつはもちろん勉強べんきょうしていますが、休日きゅうじつも勉強べんきょうしています。
As an exchange student, he studies on weekdays, of course, but he also studies on weekends.

NARUTOは日本にほんではもちろん、海外かいがいでも人気にんきがあります。
NARUTO is popular not only in Japan but also overseas.

このかばんは、デザインはもちろん、質しつもいい。
This bag is not only stylish but also of high quality.

トムさんは顔かおはもちろん、性格せいかくもいい。
Tom is not only good-looking but also has a great personality.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
五つ星	いつつぼし	five stars
質	しつ	quality
性格	せいかく	personality / character