公然

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Chinese

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just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (公然)
simp. #(公然)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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公然

  1. openly; overtly; out in public; publicly; undisguised

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 4
kan'on

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(こう)(ぜん) (kōzenこうぜん (kouzen)?-tari (adnominal (こう)(ぜん)とした (kōzen to shita) or (こう)(ぜん)たる (kōzen taru), adverbial (こう)(ぜん) (kōzen to) or (こう)(ぜん)として (kōzen to shite))

  1. openly; overtly; out in public; publicly; undisguised
    公然(こうぜん)秘密(ひみつ)
    kōzen no himitsu
    open secret

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN