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How to say 'Frank' or 'Straightforward' in Japanese | 率直

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The Japanese word for Frank or Straightforward is 'Sotchoku', written as 率直 in Japanese.'Frank' or 'Straightforward' in hiragana is そっちょく.

    word

    率直

    Meaning

    Frank, Straightforward

    Reading

    そっちょく

    sotchoku

    Kanji

    率Command, Proportion 直Straight, Repair

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '率直 (そっちょく)' means 'frank' or 'straightforward'. It describes someone who speaks or acts in a direct, honest, and open manner without hiding their thoughts or feelings. This word is often used to praise someone's honesty or to describe a candid conversation. For example: He gave a frank opinion「彼は率直な意見を述べた」(かれはそっちょくないけんをのべた). I appreciate your straightforward answer「あなたの率直な答えに感謝します」(あなたのそっちょくなこたえにかんしゃします). The word can also be used to describe a person's character, as in '率直な人 (そっちょくなひと) (a frank person)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6345

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 率直

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    率

    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

  • kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

Words Related to 率直 Through the Kanji 率

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 率 as well.

  • word

    率

    Meaning

    Ratio, Rate

  • word

    効率

    Meaning

    Efficiency

  • word

    軽率

    Meaning

    Rash

  • word

    比率

    Meaning

    Ratio

  • word

    確率

    Meaning

    Probability

  • word

    率いる

    Meaning

    Lead

  • word

    能率

    Meaning

    Efficiency

Words Related to 率直 Through the Kanji 直

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 直 as well.

  • word

    直ぐ

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    直接

    Meaning

    Directly

  • word

    真っ直ぐ

    Meaning

    Straight

  • word

    正直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    直す

    Meaning

    Correct, Fix

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    直ちに

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    直

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    素直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    垂直

    Meaning

    Vertical

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    立ち直る

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    やり直し

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    やり直す

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直角

    Meaning

    Right angle

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    直る

    Meaning

    Heal, Fix

  • word

    仲直り

    Meaning

    Reconciliation

  • word

    直径

    Meaning

    Diameter

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'Sotchoku' means 'Frank' or 'Straightforward' .

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