Chinese

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just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
simp. and trad.
(正直)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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正直

  1. having personal integrity; upright

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (正直):

Adverb

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正直

  1. Misspelling of 正值 (zhèngzhí, “just happen; just at the time of”).

Noun

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正直

  1. Misspelling of 正值 (zhèngzhí, “positive value”).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
じき
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(しょう)(じき) (shōjiki-na (adnominal (しょう)(じき) (shōjiki na), adverbial (しょう)(じき) (shōjiki ni))

  1. honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Inflection

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Noun

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(しょう)(じき) (shōjiki

  1. honesty

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Adverb

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(しょう)(じき) (shōjiki

  1. honestly, to tell the truth

References

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  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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正直 (jeongjik) (hangeul 정직)

  1. Hanja form? of 정직 (honesty).

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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正直

  1. chữ Hán form of chính trực (honorable).