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VocabJLPT N1

of course

Adverb

Also written as 無論

Definitions

1. of course
2. certainly

This adverb means "of course," "naturally," or "needless to say," used to express something that goes without saying. It functions similarly to もちろん and is slightly more formal or literary in tone.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Just checking — you can keep a secret, right? Of course.

Sentence 2

You can solve a simple problem like this, right? Of course!

Sentence 3

The post-training survey will, of course, be collected anonymously.

Sentence 4

That data is, of course, backed up with dual redundancy.

Sentence 5

The proposal is attractive — though of course a risk assessment is also necessary.