素直

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
なお
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(なお) (sunaoすなほ (sunafo)?-na (adnominal ()(なお) (sunao na), adverbial ()(なお) (sunao ni))

  1. honest, direct, frank
    (こころ)(ひら)いて()(なお)()()ちでお(はなし)をする
    kokoro o hiraite sunao na kimochi de o-hanashi o suru
    to open up and talk honestly about your feelings
  2. tractable, flexible (personality)

Inflection

Noun

()(なお) (sunaoすなほ (sunafo)?

  1. mildness
  2. tractability, obedience

References

  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