This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

大っぴら

Reading

Kana: おおっぴら
Romaji: ooppira
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

Note: often as 大っぴらに

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big

Example Sentence

そして、おしんとは(ちが)って、(かれ)らは(たし)かに不平(ふへい)()う。間違(まちが)いなく勤務中(きんむちゅう)には()わないだろうし。おおっぴらには普通(ふつう)()わないだろうが。
➥And unlike Oshin, they do complain although certainly not at work and generally not in public.
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