(ただ)しい

ただしい
adjective (i-adjective)
correct, right
1. correct, right, accurate
Free from error, conforming to fact or truth. Also means morally right or proper.
この(こた)(ただ)しいです
This answer is correct.
(ただ)しい()(かた)(おし)えてください
Please teach me the correct way to read it.
(ただ)しいことしましょう
Let's do the right thing.
Moral sense
It was difficult to choose the correct answer on the test.
The teacher teaches us the correct way to use Japanese, so it's very educational.

(ただ)しい is an i-adjective meaning "correct" (factually accurate) or "right" (morally proper).

FORMS:

  • Adverb: (ただ)しく (correctly)
  • Noun: (ただ)しさ (correctness; righteousness)
  • Negative: (ただ)しくない

MEANINGS:
1. Factually correct: (こた)えが(ただ)しい (the answer is correct)
2. Morally right: (ただ)しいことをする (to do the right thing)
3. Proper/appropriate: (ただ)しい使(つか)(かた) (proper usage)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (ただ)しい(こた)え: correct answer
  • (ただ)しい日本語(にほんご): correct Japanese
  • (ただ)しい判断(はんだん): right judgment
  • (ただ)しい行動(こうどう): proper behavior

OPPOSITES:

  • 間違(まちが)っている: wrong, mistaken (factual)
  • (わる)い: bad, wrong (moral)

RELATED:

  • 正解(せいかい): correct answer
  • 正義(せいぎ): justice, righteousness