JLPT N3 Intermediate
正直
Honesty, uprightness, or speaking frankly.
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正直な na-adjective form
正直に adverbial form
1 Noun, Na-adjective
Honest" / "Upright
Describes a personality or character trait characterized by integrity, truthfulness, and a complete lack of deception.
Example
彼 は 正直な 人 なので 、 みんな に 信用 され てい ます 。
He's an honest person, so everyone trusts him.
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2 Adverb
Honestly..." / "To be honest...
Functions as a sentence modifier to signal the speaker is setting aside social facade to express their actual thoughts or feelings.
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