► 副詞
正直 [しょうじき] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ 正直言って彼のことは好きではない ⇨ Honestly speaking, I don’t like him (☛ Without lying)
► 成句
正直 [しょうじき] [三度目の正直] meaning: result rank: 3
☆ 三度目の正直で上手く行った (さんどめの) ⇨ It worked the third time. Third time’s a charm (☛ The true meaning is “you get an expected result when you try three times”)
► 形容動詞
正直 [しょうじき] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ 正直に言いなさい ⇨ Tell me honestly. Tell me the truth (☛ Without lying)
☆ 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 (☛ Without lying, deceiving)
More examples:
- 正直者がひどい目を見る社会 ⇨ A society where honest people will have raw deals
- 正直者がバカを見る社会 ⇨ A society where the honest will look stupid, lose out
- 正直に間違いを認めた私だけが罰せられて馬鹿みたいだ ⇨ I feel stupid to be the only one to get punished for admitting a mistake honestly
- 三度目の正直 ⇨ Third time’s a charm
- バカ正直なのも良くない ⇨ It is not good to be too honest, naive, gullible
- 正直者が損をする ⇨ Honest people lose
- 正直言わせてもらえば、最低だと思います ⇨ If you allow me to speak honestly, I think it is the lowest