Word details

おのぼりさん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おのぼりさん.

Dictionary

Entry

ぼりさんお上りさんNounUsually kanaFreq #67787
1

countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

Examples
すこし落ち着け吉祥、おのぼりさん丸出しだぞ。
Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

above, up

3 strokesFrequency 35JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョウショウシャン

Kun

うえ-うえうわ-かみあ.げる-あ.げるあ.がる-あ.がるあ.がり-あ.がりのぼ.るのぼ.りのぼ.せるのぼ.すたてまつ.る

Nanori

あおいあげかきかずかんこうのぼりほつ

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