公然

こうぜん

openly

What does 公然 mean?

公然 is a Japanese noun meaning openly in English. It is written as 公然 in kanji, こうぜん in hiragana, and kouzen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その国は公然と核武装するとおどしている。

That country has openly threatened to go nuclear.