専ら

• 読み: もっぱら
• ローマ字: moppara
• 漢字の分解: 専 (sen/moppa) — exclusive, specialty, solely
• 発音: /mop.pa.ɾa/

意味

Wholly; solely; exclusively. Devoting attention or effort entirely to one thing.

An adverb indicating that someone focuses almost entirely on a single activity or that something is predominantly one way. 専ら読書に費やす (devote entirely to reading), 休日は専ら家にいる (on days off, I mainly stay home). Carries a nuance of deliberate, consistent focus rather than forced restriction.

例文

1. 最近の休日は専ら家で映画を見ている。
2. 彼は専ら研究に打ち込んでいて、ほとんど外出しない。
3. 料理は専ら妻に任せている。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, hobbies, work

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 専 (sen, exclusive/specialty) originally depicted a spindle — something that turns single-mindedly around one axis. The reading もっぱら is native Japanese (kun-yomi).

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal