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公こう然ぜん
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Meanings
No-adjective
Taru-adjective
Adverb taking と
1. open; public; official; overt
Kanji used
公public然sort of thing
Pitch accent
こうぜん
Used in vocabulary
白はく昼ちゅう公こう然ぜん
openly and in broad daylight
Taru-adjective
公こう々こう然ぜん
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
Taru-adjective
公こう然ぜんわいせつ罪ざい
(crime of) public indecency
Noun
公こう然ぜんわいせつ
public indecency; indecent exposure
Noun
Examples5
That country has openly threatened to go nuclear.
Don't swear in public.
It is an open secret that he deals in weapons.
He insulted me in public.
He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.