Definition of 専ら (もっぱら)

もっ

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
specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Example sentences(showing 12 results)

しんぶん
新聞
ぶん
おうしつ
王室
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
政治
わた
私の
かんしん
関心
もっ
専ら
がくもん
学問
じょ
My interest in politics is strictly academic

わた
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
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
元気な
おと
びょうき
病気
たお
倒れる
おに
かくらん
霍乱
うわ
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
商務省
ほうこく
報告
せんげつ
先月
小売り
はんばい
販売
0.7%
ぞう
増加
こうちょ
好調な
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
工場
しんふく
紳士服
せいさん
生産
The factory is keyed to produce men's wear

わた
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
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