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正直 (しょうじき): Honest / honestly — Japanese vocabulary

正直 is read しょうじき and means "Honest / honestly". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

正直

Reading
しょうじき · shoujiki
Translation
Honest / honestly
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
しょうじきがしょうじきが

Example

正直に話してください。

しょうじきにはなしてください。

Please tell the truth.

Kanji in this word

  • 正 — correct, right
  • 直 — straight, fix

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