真っ直ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 直
ま
Grade: 3
す
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
眞っ直ぐ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 直ぐ (sugu, “immediately”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まっす​ぐ [màssúꜜgù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠sːɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

真(ま)っ直(す)ぐ • (massugu) -na (adnominal 真(ま)っ直(す)ぐな (massugu na), adverbial 真(ま)っ直(す)ぐに (massugu ni))

  1. straight, direct, right
    今日(きょう)はまっすぐ帰(かえ)ります。
    Kyō wa massugu kaerimasu.
    I will go straight home today.
  2. upright, honest

Usage notes

Most usually written with only hiragana, as まっすぐ.

Inflection

Noun

真(ま)っ直(す)ぐ • (massugu) 

  1. straightness
  2. honesty

Usage notes

Most usually written with only hiragana, as まっすぐ.

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