露骨|ろこつrokotsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nounopen; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant; plain; frank
    露骨ろこつに嫌いやな顔かおをして、彼かれを睨にらみつけた。↗
    I glared at him with a blatant look of disapproval on my face.
  2. na-adjective, nounbroad; lewd; indecent; crude
Conjugation
Plain form露骨(ろこつ)
Polite (desu)露骨です(ろこつです)
Negative (dewa nai)露骨ではない(ろこつではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)露骨ではありません(ろこつではありません)
Past (datta)露骨だった(ろこつだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)露骨ではなかった(ろこつではなかった)
Te form (de)露骨で(ろこつで)
Adverbial (ni)露骨に(ろこつに)
Conditional (nara)露骨なら(ろこつなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonymむき出しむきだしNeutralCovers things laid bare or showing on the outside, and undisguised hostility; 「露骨」 stresses words and conduct that hide nothing.
  • Synonym赤裸々せきららNeutralBare, or confessing frankly with nothing concealed, as in 「赤裸々に語る」; unlike the often negative 「露骨」, it stays neutral.
  • Related公然こうぜんWrittenWritten/formal: open and public, as in 「公然の秘密」; 「露骨」 stresses an attitude that is overly direct.
  • RelatedおおっぴらCasualColloquial for acting openly without avoiding notice; 「露骨」 carries a negative judgment this word lacks.
  • Related端的たんてきWrittenWritten/formal and positive: direct and to the point; 「露骨」 is negative, implying excessive bluntness.
  • RelatedありのままNeutralNeutral: exactly as things are, without embellishment; 「露骨」 adds a negative shade of being too blatant.
  • Related開けっぴろげあけっぴろげCasualColloquial and positive: open-hearted, unguarded, with nothing held back; 「露骨」 is mostly negative.
  • Related露あらわNeutralExposed or showing, as in 「肌もあらわ」; 「露骨」 is about an attitude of not concealing feelings or intent.
  • Related開放的かいほうてきNeutralPositive: open and liberal in attitude; 「露骨」 is negative, criticizing what is displayed too plainly.
  • Related赤裸せきらWrittenWritten/formal: stark naked, or the plain unvarnished truth; 「露骨」 is about attitude rather than bareness.
  • Related見え見えみえみえCasualColloquial: intentions transparent at a glance, as in 「見え見えの嘘」; 「露骨」 stresses that nothing is hidden.
  • Antonym曖昧あいまいNeutralAntonym: vague and unclear, the opposite of 「露骨」's directness that hides nothing.
  • Antonym婉曲えんきょくWrittenWritten/formal antonym: roundabout and euphemistic, the opposite of 「露骨」's blunt directness.

Use 「露骨」 for intentions or attitudes shown with no attempt to hide, often too direct, as in 「露骨に嫌な顔をする」. For frank confession with nothing held back, say 「赤裸々」; for open and public, 「公然」; for intentions obvious at a glance, 「見え見え」; for roundabout expression, 「婉曲」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 欲望よくぼうや感情かんじょうなどをかくさずに、むきだしにしていること。包み隠つつみかくさない様よう。
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