Definition of 専ら (もっぱら)

もっぱ

専ら

もっぱら

moppara

adverb, no-adjective
1.
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly(usually kana)
2.
principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly(usually kana)
Other readings:
もはら《専ら》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
専 specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Example sentences(showing 12 results)

しんぶん
新聞
2
ぶん
分
おうしつ
王室
りこん
離婚
もんだい
問題
Two whole pages of the newspaper were devoted to the news of the royal divorce

The privilege is reserved exclusively for women

せいじ
政治
わたし
私の
かんしん
関心
もっぱ
専ら
がくもん
学問
じょう
上
My interest in politics is strictly academic

わたし
私
、
すいりしょうせつ
推理小説
I read detective stories exclusively

かれ
彼の
かいしゃ
会社
、
さいきん
最近
けっこう
結構
、
うわさ
噂
His company is dangling by a thread. That's the rumor I hear

Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking

げんき
元気な
おとこ
男
びょうき
病気
たお
倒れる
、
おに
鬼
かくらん
霍乱
うわさ
噂
For a healthy cheerful guy like that to get sick is like the devil getting sunstroke. Everyone is talking about it

Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'

しょうむしょう
商務省
ほうこく
報告
、
せんげつ
先月
こう
小売り
はんばい
販売
0.7%
ぞうか
増加
、
こうちょう
好調な
じどうしゃ
自動車
はんばい
販売
The Commerce Department reports retail sales rose seven-tenths of 1 percent last month mainly thanks to strong auto sales

こうじょう
工場
しんしふく
紳士服
せいさん
生産
The factory is keyed to produce men's wear

わたし
私の
せいこう
成功
こううん
幸運
たまもの
賜物
My success was largely due to luck

わたし
私の
せいこう
成功
かれ
彼の
どりょく
努力
My success was, for the most part, thanks to his efforts