実直(じっちょく)

じっちょく
na-adjective
honest, sincere, upright
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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 実直(じっちょく)な人(ひと)/人柄(ひとがら) (honest person/character)
  • 実直(じっちょく)に働(はたら)く (to work honestly)
  • 実直(じっちょく)に生(い)きる (to live uprightly)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 正直(しょうじき) (honest - more common)
  • 誠実(せいじつ) (sincere, faithful)
  • 愚直(ぐちょく) (simple-minded, earnest)
  • 朴訥(ぼくとつ) (simple, artless)
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Added 2026.2.1 10:40
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