専ら (Moppara) is a Japanese adverb meaning “wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively”.
Meanings
- adverb, adjectival nounwholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly
- adverb, adjectival nounprincipally; mostly; chiefly; mainly
Examples
私は、もっぱら推理小説を読む。
I read detective stories exclusively.
私の成功はもっぱら幸運の賜物だ。
My success was largely due to luck.
工場は紳士服をもっぱら生産している。
The factory is keyed to produce men's wear.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).