もっぱら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
専ら (uncommon)

Alternative forms

(historical) もはら (mohara)

Etymology

Tensification of もはら (mohara).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もっぱら [mòppárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) もっぱら [móꜜppàrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [mo̞p̚pa̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

もっぱら • (moppara) ^{←もつぱら (motupara)^?}

wholly, entirely
mainly, chiefly

References

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

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