正々堂々
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 正 | 正 | 堂 | 堂 |
| せい Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 5 |
どう Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 正正堂堂 |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せーせーどーどー (Nakadaka + Nakadaka – -)[1]
- (Tokyo) せーせーどーどー (Nakadaka + Heiban – -)[1]
- (Tokyo) せーせーどーどー (Heiban + Nakadaka – -)[1]
- (Tokyo) せーせーどーどー (Heiban + Heiban – -)[1]
Adjective
正々堂々 • (seiseidōdō) ←せいせいだうだう (seiseidaudau)?†-tari (adnominal 正々堂々とした (seiseidōdō to shita) or 正々堂々たる (seiseidōdō taru), adverbial 正々堂々と (seiseidōdō to) or 正々堂々として (seiseidōdō to shite))
- fair and square
- 正々堂々と勝負や！
- Seiseidōdō to shōbu ya!
- Let's fight fair and square!
- 正々堂々と勝負や！
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “正々堂々
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
