素直

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
なお
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

素直 (-na inflection, hiragana すなお, rōmaji sunao)

  1. honest, direct, frank
     (こころ) (ひら)いて素直 ()気持 (おなきも)ちでお (はなし)をする
    kokoro o hiraite sunao na kimochi de o-hanashi o suru
    to open up and talk honestly about your feelings
  2. tractable, flexible (personality)

Inflection

Noun

素直 (hiragana すなお, rōmaji sunao)

  1. mildness
  2. tractability, obedience

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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