正直
しょうじき
hepburn shoujiki
honest
Part of speech · na-adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 彼は正直で、うそをつきません。He is honest and does not tell lies.
- 正直に言うと、その映画はつまらなかったです。To be honest, that film was boring.
Collocations
正直な人正直に言う正直な気持ち正直に話す正直者
Mnemonic
正直 shoujiki — 正 (correct, right) + 直 (straight, upright). Both kanji mean "upright and straight" — a mind upright and straight, free of falsehood — honesty. A na-adjective. 正直に言うと (to be honest) is a common phrase for broaching a topic frankly. 直 is the same kanji as in K-76's 仲直り.
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