まっすぐ

まっすぐ
adverb
straight
1. straight, directly
In a direct line without curves or turns. Can describe physical direction or going somewhere without detours.
まっすぐ行(い)ってください。
Please go straight.
まっすぐ家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ります。
I'm going straight home.
まっすぐ立(た)ってください。
Please stand up straight.
この道(みち)をまっすぐ歩(ある)くと、駅(えき)があります。
If you walk straight along this road, there's a station.
線(せん)をまっすぐに引(ひ)くのは難(むずか)しいです。
It's difficult to draw a straight line.
2. upright, honest
Describing a person's character as straightforward and honest.
まっすぐな人(ひと)です。
They're an honest person.
彼(かれ)はまっすぐな性格(せいかく)です。
He has an honest personality.
まっすぐに話(はな)してください。
Please speak honestly.
彼女(かのじょ)はまっすぐな目(め)で私(わたし)を見(み)ました。
She looked at me with honest eyes.
まっすぐな心(こころ)で生(い)きていきたいです。
I want to live with an honest heart.

まっすぐ describes something straight (without curves) or someone honest and direct.

FORMS:

  • Adverb: まっすぐ行(い)く (go straight)
  • Na-adjective: まっすぐな道(みち) (straight road)
  • With に: まっすぐに (straightforwardly)

PHYSICAL MEANING:

  • まっすぐ行(い)く: to go straight
  • まっすぐ立(た)つ: to stand up straight
  • まっすぐな線(せん): a straight line

FIGURATIVE MEANING:

  • まっすぐな人(ひと): an honest/upright person
  • まっすぐな性格(せいかく): straightforward personality
  • まっすぐに話(はな)す: to speak honestly

KANJI:
Can be written 真(ま)っ直(す)ぐ, but hiragana is standard.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:41 · Revised 2026.2.19 11:19
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