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What does 専ら (もっぱら, moppara) mean?

専ら (もっぱら, moppara) means solely, exclusively; entirely.

Quick facts
Readingもっぱら
Romajimoppara
Part of speechadverb, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
もっぱら
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmoppara

solely, exclusively; entirely

  1. 1adverb · no-adjective wholly; solely; entirely
  2. 2adverb · no-adjective principally; mostly; chiefly

Example sentences

  • I spend my weekends mostly reading.

  • Recently I've been focusing exclusively on work.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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