直言

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Chinese

straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
simp. and trad.
(直言)

Pronunciation


Verb

直言

  1. to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょく
Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょく)(げん) (chokugen

  1. speaking bluntly and to the point; being outspoken

Verb

(ちょく)(げん)する (chokugen surusuru (stem (ちょく)(げん) (chokugen shi), past (ちょく)(げん)した (chokugen shita))

  1. to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken

Conjugation

References

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