公然

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

公然

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

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
公 然
こう
Grade: 2		 ぜん
Grade: 4
kan’on

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こーぜん [kòózéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

公(こう)然(ぜん) • (kōzen) ←こうぜん (kouzen)?†-tari (adnominal 公(こう)然(ぜん)とした (kōzen to shita) or 公(こう)然(ぜん)たる (kōzen taru), adverbial 公(こう)然(ぜん)と (kōzen to) or 公(こう)然(ぜん)として (kōzen to shite))

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

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