Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
全う
真っ当
完う

Etymology edit

/mat̚taku//mat̚taũ//mat̚tɔː//mat̚toː/

From 全く (mattaku, completely), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of adjective 全い (mattai, complete, perfect). The sense shift to “proper, respectable” is indicated by the ateji (当て字) spelling 真っ当, which reanalyses the term as 真っ (mat̚-, intensifying prefix) +‎ (, right, proper).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) っとー [màttóó] (Heiban – [0])[1] for verb and adjectival senses
  • (Tokyo) っと [màttóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1] for the adjectival sense
  • IPA(key): [ma̠t̚to̞ː]

Adverb edit

まっとう (mattōまつたう (matutau)?

  1. (archaic) 全う: Synonym of 全く (mattaku, completely)

Verb edit

まっとうする (mattō suruまつたう (matutau)?suru (stem まっとう (mattōsuru shi), past まっとうした (mattōsuru shita))

  1. 全う, 完う: to complete, finish, accomplish, fulfill
    Synonyms: 完遂 (kansui), 完了 (kanryō)
    Antonyms: 打ち切る (uchikiru), 止める (yameru)
    (にん)()(まっと)うする
    ninmu o mattō suru
    to complete a mission

Conjugation edit

Adjective edit

まっとう (mattōまつたう (matutau)?-na (adnominal まっとう (mattō na na), adverbial まっとう (mattō ni ni))

  1. 真っ当, 全う, 完う: honest, proper, decent, just

Usage notes edit

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN