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

専ら

Readings

Kana: もっぱら、もはら
Romaji: moppara, mohara
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

adv
1

wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: セン、 もっぱ.ら
Meanings: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

Example Sentences

(わたし)は、もっぱら推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)()む。
➥I read detective stories exclusively.
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工場(こうじょう)紳士服(しんしふく)をもっぱら生産(せいさん)している。
➥The factory is keyed to produce men's wear.
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政治(せいじ)(たい)する(わたし)関心(かんしん)(もっぱ)学問上(がくもんじょう)のものです。
➥My interest in politics is strictly academic.
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(わたし)成功(せいこう)はもっぱら幸運(こううん)賜物(たまもの)だ。
➥My success was largely due to luck.
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(わたし)成功(せいこう)はもっぱら(かれ)努力(どりょく)のおかげだった。
➥Our success was, in the main, due to his efforts.
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その特権(とっけん)はもっぱらご婦人(ふじん)だけに(かぎ)られている。
➥The privilege is reserved exclusively for woman.
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