〜はもちろん

Pattern
〜はもちろん
Level
N4
Reading
〜はもちろん
Meaning
not to mention; of course
Attaches to
Noun + はもちろん
Nuance & register

Used to highlight that if something less obvious is true, then something more obvious is definitely true. Emphasizes an additional, often more significant, point.

Example

漢字はもちろん、ひらがなも書けません。彼は料理はもちろん、掃除も得意だ。

Easily confused with

〜だけでなく - 〜はもちろん implies that the first item is obvious, while the second is also true (often more surprising). 〜だけでなく simply adds another item without implying obviousness.

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