正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)

しょうじきいちず
adjective
earnestly honest; wholeheartedly sincere
1. earnestly honest; wholeheartedly sincere; single-mindedly upright
Describes a person who is thoroughly honest and sincere in everything they do, without any pretense or calculation. Combines the ideas of honesty and wholehearted devotion.
彼(かれ)は正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)な人(ひと)だ。
He is an earnestly honest person.
正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)な性格(せいかく)で、嘘(うそ)がつけない。
With an earnestly honest personality, he can't tell lies.
祖父(そふ)は正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)に生(い)きてきた人(ひと)で、地域(ちいき)から信頼(しんらい)されていた。
My grandfather lived a wholeheartedly sincere life and was trusted by the community.

A four-character compound (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)) combining 正直(しょうじき) (honest; upright) and 一途(いちず) (wholehearted; single-minded). Used as a na-adjective to describe someone whose sincerity is absolute and unwavering.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)な人柄(ひとがら): earnestly honest character
  • 正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)に生(い)きる: to live wholeheartedly and honestly
  • 正直(しょうじき)一途(いちず)な姿勢(しせい): an earnestly sincere attitude

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 実直(じっちょく): honest and straightforward — similar meaning but a single word
  • 誠実(せいじつ): sincere; faithful — more common, slightly broader
  • 一途(いちず): wholehearted; single-minded — one component, without the honesty emphasis
  • 愚直(ぐちょく): stubbornly honest — implies honesty to a fault
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Added 2026.5.2 23:37
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