1.
correct, right, accurate
Free from error, conforming to fact or truth. Also means morally right or proper.
正しい is an i-adjective meaning "correct" (factually accurate) or "right" (morally proper).
FORMS:
- Adverb: 正しく (correctly)
- Noun: 正しさ (correctness; righteousness)
- Negative: 正しくない
MEANINGS:
1. Factually correct: 答えが正しい (the answer is correct)
2. Morally right: 正しいことをする (to do the right thing)
3. Proper/appropriate: 正しい使い方 (proper usage)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 正しい答え: correct answer
- 正しい日本語: correct Japanese
- 正しい判断: right judgment
- 正しい行動: proper behavior
OPPOSITES:
- 間違っている: wrong, mistaken (factual)
- 悪い: bad, wrong (moral)
RELATED:
- 正解: correct answer
- 正義: justice, righteousness