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お上りさん

Kana Reading
おのぼりさん
Romaji
onoborisan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
    Example sentence
    商店街入ると、陽菜はまるでおのぼりさんのようにキョロキョロ辺り見回した As we entered the shopping district Haruna's gaze darted about, just like she was a rustic from the hills, as she looked over the area.

Examples of お上りさん, おのぼりさん in a sentence


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