1.
correctly; properly; accurately
In a manner that conforms to what is right, accurate, or expected. The adverbial form of the i-adjective 正しい (correct, right).
正しく答える。
To answer correctly.
パスワードを正しく入力してください。
Please enter your password correctly.
箸の持ち方を正しく教える。
To teach the correct way to hold chopsticks.
情報を正しく理解することが大切です。
It is important to understand the information correctly.
The adverbial form of 正しい (correct, right, proper), formed by replacing the final い with く. Used to describe actions performed in a correct or proper manner.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 正しく答える: to answer correctly
- 正しく書く: to write correctly
- 正しく使う: to use properly
- 正しく理解する: to understand correctly
- 正しく発音する: to pronounce correctly
- 正しく作動する: to operate properly (of machines)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ちゃんと: properly; neatly — more colloquial; emphasizes doing something the way it should be done
- きちんと: neatly; precisely — emphasizes orderliness and thoroughness
- 適切に: appropriately; suitably — emphasizes appropriateness to the situation
- 正確に: accurately; precisely — emphasizes precision, often for measurements or data
USAGE:
正しく focuses on conformity to what is correct or right, whether grammatically, factually, morally, or procedurally. It is more neutral and formal than ちゃんと.