単刀直入

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See also: 單刀直入

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 4
とう
Grade: 2
ちょく
Grade: 2
にゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
單刀直入 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 單刀直入 (MC tan taw drik nyip).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(たん)(とう)(ちょく)(にゅう) (tantōchokunyū-na (adnominal (たん)(とう)(ちょく)(にゅう) (tantōchokunyū na), adverbial (たん)(とう)(ちょく)(にゅう) (tantōchokunyū ni))

  1. (idiomatic) straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct​
    単刀直入(たんとうちょくにゅう)(はな)
    tantōchokunyū ni hanasu
    to say (something) straight to the point

Inflection

Noun

(たん)(とう)(ちょく)(にゅう) (tantōchokunyū

  1. frankness

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN