► 名詞
正 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: correct rank: 2
☆ 二つの文書の内容に違いがある時は日付の新しいものを正とする ⇨ When there are discrepancies between the two documents, the one with a later date will be deemed correct
正 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 2
☆ 書類の正と写し ⇨ The original document and a copy
正 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: positive rank: 2
☆ 正の値 ⇨ A positive value
More examples:
- 正体不明の生物 ⇨ An unidentified organism
- 彼は不正を知っていながら何もしなかった ⇨ He knew of the wrongdoing but didn’t do anything about it
- 彼の言っている事は正しい ⇨ What he’s saying is correct
- 正直者が馬鹿を見る世の中 (しょうじきもの) ⇨ A society where honest people are treated like fools, taken advantage of
- 彼は正気だとは思えない ⇨ I can’t believe he is sane
- 家の正面に公園が有る ⇨ There is a park right in front of my house
- 彼女は大正（時代）の生まれだ ⇨ She was born in the Taisho era
- 電車の運行は正常に戻った ⇨ The train operation has returned to normal
- 正にその通りです ⇨ What you are saying is exactly right
- 私は食生活を正すことにした ⇨ I’ve decided to correct my eating habits, eat better
- これは正真正銘のストラディバリウス製のバイオリンだ ⇨ This is a real, authentic, Stradivarius violin
- 彼は社会の不正に憤りを感じた ⇨ He felt indignation for social injustice
- 貧富の差を是正するのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to correct the differences between the rich and the poor
- 心臓は正常に鼓動している ⇨ The heart is beating normally
- 正面玄関 ⇨ The front entrance