素直

Japanese

Kanji in this term
素 直
す
Grade: 5
なお
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

素(す)直(なお) • (sunao) -na (adnominal 素(す)直(なお)な (sunao na), adverbial 素(す)直(なお)に (sunao ni))

  1. honest, direct, frank
    心(こころ)を開(ひら)いて素(す)直(なお)な気(き)持(も)ちでお話(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(す)直(なお) • (sunao) 

  1. mildness
  2. tractability, obedience

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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