実直(じっちょく)

じっちょく
na-adjective
honest, sincere, upright
personality
1. honest, sincere, upright, straightforward
Describes someone who is genuinely honest, reliable, and morally upright in their character and actions. A straightforwardly positive term for dependable honesty.
実直(じっちょく)な人柄(ひとがら)
an honest character
彼(かれ)は実直(じっちょく)で信頼(しんらい)できる。
He is honest and trustworthy.
実直(じっちょく)に生(い)きてきた父(ちち)を、私(わたし)は尊敬(そんけい)している。
I respect my father who has lived an honest life.

Adjective type: Na-adjective. Uses な before nouns: 実直(じっちょく)な性格(せいかく).

Adverbial form: 実直(じっちょく)に (honestly, sincerely)

Nuance: 実直(じっちょく) is a straightforwardly positive term describing moral uprightness and reliability. Unlike 愚直(ぐちょく), it has no undertone of naivety - it's pure praise for honest character.

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Synonym: 正直(しょうじき) (more common)
Synonym: 誠実(せいじつ) (sincere, faithful)
Synonym: 愚直(ぐちょく) (earnest)
Synonym: 朴訥(ぼくとつ) (simple, artless)
Compare: 正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず) (earnestly honest)
Compare: 篤実(とくじつ) (sincere)
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Added 2026.2.1 10:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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