正直

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Chinese

 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
simp. and trad.
(正直)

Pronunciation


Adjective

正直

  1. having personal integrity; upright

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正直):

Adverb

正直

  1. Misspelling of 正值 (zhèngzhí, “just happen; just at the time of”).

Noun

正直

  1. Misspelling of 正值 (zhèngzhí, “positive value”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
じき
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

Adjective

(しょう)(じき) (shōjiki-na (adnominal (しょう)(じき) (shōjiki na), adverbial (しょう)(じき) (shōjiki ni))

  1. honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Inflection

Noun

(しょう)(じき) (shōjiki

  1. honesty

Derived terms

Adverb

(しょう)(じき) (shōjiki

  1. honestly, to tell the truth

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

正直 (jeongjik) (hangeul 정직)

  1. Hanja form? of 정직 (honesty).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

正直

  1. chữ Hán form of chính trực (honorable).