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尤も

もっとも

however, though (concession)

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Examples

  1. 尤も、例外はある。

    もっとも、れいがいはある。

    However, there are exceptions.

  2. 彼の言い分は尤もだ。

    かれのいいぶんはもっともだ。

    What he says is quite reasonable.

  3. 尤も、それは昔の話だが。

    もっとも、それはむかしのはなしだが。

    Mind you, that was a long time ago.

  4. 参加は自由だ。尤も、全員来ることになっている。

    さんかはじゆうだ。もっとも、ぜんいんくることになっている。

    Attendance is optional — though in practice everyone is expected to come.

Common patterns

尤もな意見
a reasonable opinion
尤もだ
that's fair enough
尤も、〜が
that said, ~ though

Memory tip

Two words share this form: the conjunction 'that said', which adds a qualification to what you just asserted, and the な-adjective 尤もだ 'reasonable, justified'. It is usually written in kana, and note the homophone 最も (most), which is a completely different word.

Kanji in this word

  • 尤Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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