案の定

• 読み: あんのじょう
• ローマ字: annojō
• 漢字の分解: 案 (an) — plan, idea, expectation; 定 (jō) — fixed, settled, determined
• 発音: /a.n.no.dʑoː/

意味

As expected; just as one thought; sure enough. Confirming that a prediction was correct.

An adverb used to introduce an outcome that matches a prior expectation or worry. Almost always confirms a negative prediction, though it can occasionally be neutral. Placed at the beginning of a clause to signal that what follows was anticipated. Similar to やはり/やっぱり but more emphatic and slightly more formal.

例文

1. 傘を持たずに出たら案の定雨が降ってきた。
2. 準備不足で案の定試験に落ちてしまった。
3. 案の定彼は約束の時間に遅れてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, storytelling, complaints

トーン: resigned

起源と歴史

From 案 (an, idea/expectation) + の + 定 (jō, fixed/settled). Literally 'as the expectation was settled,' meaning the outcome matched what was anticipated from the start.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal