Vocab Info

N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Adverb

正直(しょうじき)honesty, integrity, frankness, honestly, frankly

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      honest, frank, candid, straightforward

    2. Adverb

      2.

      honestly, frankly

    All Forms

    正直 【しょうじき】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Netflix Top 900

    Examples

    --:--

      警察(けいさつ):「正直(しょうじき)白状(はくじょう)しなさい!」

      Police: 'Confess honestly!'

      • N3

      彼女(かのじょ)(けっ)して(うそ)をつかない正直(しょうじき)(ひと)である。

      She is an honest person who never tells lies.

      • N3

      (うそ)(うそ)(かさ)ねずに、(はや)正直(しょうじき)()(みと)めたらいいのに…。

      It would be better to honestly admit the wrongdoing without piling up lies...

      • N3

      子供(こども)(ころ)(なに)(たい)しても正直(しょうじき)(まわ)りの(ひと)度々(たびたび)(きず)つけてしまったものだ。

      As a child, I was always frank and often ended up hurting the people around me.

      • N3

      (あに)自分(じぶん)(こと)正直(しょうじき)(もの)だと()(わり)には(なに)かコソコソしているような()がします。

      My brother claims to be an honest person, but I feel like he's up to something sneaky.

      • N2
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.