至極当然

• 読み: しごくとうぜん
• ローマ字: shigoku tōzen
• 漢字の分解: 至 (shi) — utmost; 極 (goku) — extreme; 当 (tō) — appropriate, natural; 然 (zen) — so, thus
• 発音: /ɕi.ɡo.kɯ.toː.ze.ɴ/

意味

Perfectly natural; only to be expected; entirely reasonable. Expresses that an outcome or reaction is completely and inevitably correct given the circumstances.

A set expression combining 至極 (utterly, to the utmost degree) and 当然 (natural, expected). Used to validate or confirm that something is not merely normal but could not have been otherwise — it was inevitable. Often used to justify an emotional reaction, a logical conclusion, or a moral stance. Carries a slightly formal register.

例文

1. 長年の地道な努力が報われたのは至極当然の結果であり、誰も驚かなかった。
2. あれほどの仕打ちを受けて彼が憤慨するのは、至極当然のことだと誰もが感じた。
3. 契約条件を誠実に守ることは至極当然の義務だと、彼は静かに主張した。

使い方ガイド

場面: formal speech, written argument, commentary

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

A set phrase formed from 至極 (to the utmost degree, of classical Chinese origin) and 当然 (natural/expected, also Sino-Japanese). The combination conveys absolute inevitability — something that is natural to the furthest conceivable degree.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated