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How to say 'Honest' in Japanese | 正直

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The Japanese word for Honest is 'Shoujiki', written as 正直 in Japanese.'Honest' in hiragana is しょうじき.

    word

    正直

    Meaning

    Honest

    Reading

    しょうじき

    shoujiki

    Kanji

    正Correct 直Straight, Repair

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '正直 (しょうじき)' means 'honest'. It is used to describe someone who is truthful, sincere, and straightforward in their actions or words. It can also describe situations or statements that are candid or frank. For example: he is an honest person「彼は正直な人です」(かれはしょうじきなひとです). To be honest, I don't like it「正直に言うと、好きじゃない」(しょうじきにいうと、すきじゃない). The word can also function as an adverb, as in '正直に言う (しょうじきにいう) (to speak honestly)'. It carries a positive connotation and is often used to praise someone's character or to emphasize sincerity in communication.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1418

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 正直

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    正

    Meaning

    Correct

  • kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

Words Related to 正直 Through the Kanji 正

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 正 as well.

  • word

    正しい

    Meaning

    Correct

  • word

    正に

    Meaning

    Exactly

  • word

    正確

    Meaning

    Accurate

  • word

    正面

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    正

    Meaning

    Correct

  • word

    正月

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    正式

    Meaning

    Formal

  • word

    正午

    Meaning

    Noon

  • word

    正門

    Meaning

    Main gate

  • word

    正解

    Meaning

    Correct

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    正座

    Meaning

    Kneel

  • word

    正当

    Meaning

    Just, Legitimate

  • word

    正常

    Meaning

    Normal

  • word

    改正

    Meaning

    Revision

  • word

    修正

    Meaning

    Correction

  • word

    正義

    Meaning

    Justice

  • word

    公正

    Meaning

    Fairness, Justice

  • word

    適正

    Meaning

    Appropriate, Fair

  • word

    正しく

    Meaning

    Exactly

  • word

    不正

    Meaning

    Wrongdoing

  • word

    正体

    Meaning

    True form, Identity

  • word

    訂正

    Meaning

    Correction

  • word

    正規

    Meaning

    Regular

  • word

    正す

    Meaning

    Correct

Words Related to 正直 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

    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

    率直

    Meaning

    Frank, Straightforward

  • word

    直る

    Meaning

    Heal, Fix

  • word

    仲直り

    Meaning

    Reconciliation

  • word

    直径

    Meaning

    Diameter

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