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    3. 公然

    公然

    公こう然ぜん

    open

    N1KMT7News #17+1CoreParticle, Adjective, AdverbPolitics & LawKanji Vocab16 strokes

    こうぜん

    Particle, Adjective, Adverb

    1.
    open, public, official, overt

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは公こう然ぜんと自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを述のべた。

    He openly stated his opinion.

    KMT6Daily Life
    その問もん題だいは公こう然ぜんの秘ひ密みつとなっている。

    That issue has become an open secret.

    KMT7Daily Life
    その政せい治じ家かは公こう然ぜんと汚お職しょくを否ひ定ていした。

    The politician openly denied the corruption.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    公こう然ぜんの議ぎ論ろんを通つうじて、より良よい解かい決けつ策さくが見みつかるだろう。

    Through open discussion, a better solution will likely be found.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    彼かれは公こう然ぜんの場ばで、政せい府ふの政せい策さくを厳きびしく批ひ判はんした。

    In a public forum, he severely criticized the government's policies.

    KMT8Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    公
    おおやけ…(11)
    public・prince・official・governmental
    然
    しか・しか.り・しか.し・さ…(2)
    sort of thing・so・if so・in that case・well
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