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What does 公然 (こうぜん, kouzen) mean?

公然 (こうぜん, kouzen) means openly, publicly, brazenly.

Quick facts
Readingこうぜん
Romajikouzen
Part of speechno-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こうぜん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkouzen

openly, publicly, brazenly

  1. 1no-adjective · adj-t · adv-to open; public; official

Example sentences

  • That is an open secret.

  • He openly voiced his dissatisfaction.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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