Word details

おおっぴら

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おおっぴら.

Dictionary

Entry

おっぴら大っぴら~な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #25167
1

Oft. adverbially as 〜に

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

Examples
そして、おしんとは違って、彼らは確かに不平を言う。間違いなく勤務中には言わないだろうし。おおっぴらには普通言わないだろうが。
And unlike Oshin, they do complain although certainly not at work and generally not in public.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

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