Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of お上りさん(おのぼりさん) in Japanese

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
    商店街に入ると、陽菜はまるでおのぼりさんのようにキョロキョロ辺りを見回した。 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

Kanji in this word

上 JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

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