率直(そっちょく)に

そっちょくに
adverb
frankly; candidly
formalcommunication
1. frankly; candidly; straightforwardly
Speaking or expressing one's thoughts honestly and directly, without evasion or pretense.
率直(そっちょく)に言(い)うと、賛成(さんせい)できない。
Frankly speaking, I can't agree.
率直(そっちょく)な意見(いけん)をお聞(き)かせください。
Please share your candid opinion.
彼(かれ)は率直(そっちょく)に自分(じぶん)の間違(まちが)いを認(みと)めた。
He candidly admitted his own mistake.

The adverbial form of the na-adjective 率直(そっちょく). Used when someone speaks or acts with honest directness. Often appears in the set phrase 率直(そっちょく)に言(い)うと (frankly speaking), which serves as a softener before stating a potentially unwelcome opinion.

Common patterns

Similar words

  • 正直(しょうじき)に: honestly — more colloquial, emphasizes truthfulness rather than directness
  • 素直(すなお)に: obediently, straightforwardly — implies willing compliance or naturalness, not bluntness
  • あからさまに: openly, bluntly — stronger and often implies being inappropriately direct or revealing

Related Words

Compare: 正直(しょうじき) (honestly)
Compare: 素直(すなお) (obediently, straightforwardly)
Compare: あからさまに (openly, bluntly)
Compare: ぶっちゃけ (frankly)
Compare: 遠回(とおまわ)し (indirect)
Compare: ずけずけ (bluntly)
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