Japanese

Adverb

勿論 ‎(hiragana もちろん, romaji mochiron)

1. of course, naturally, certainly

   勿論 (もちろん)、戦争 (せんそう)には反対 (はんたい)だ。

   Mochiron, sensō ni wa hantai da.

   Of course I'm against the war.

   勿論 (もちろん)だよ！

   Mochiron da yo!

   Of course!

   勿論 (もちろん)、いいですよ。

   Mochiron, ii desu yo.

   By all means. Go ahead. (lit. "No need to ask; it's okay.")

Usage notes

• Usually written in hiragana もちろん ‎(mochiron).

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

勿論 • ‎(mullon) ‎(hangeul 물론)

1. Hanja form^? of 물론, “of course, certainly, naturally”.