► 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:
- 正しい答え ⇨ Correct answers
- 真正面を見なさい ⇨ Look straight ahead of you
- それは一面では正しい ⇨ That’s true in once aspect
- 余りの凄惨さに正視できなかった ⇨ It was too atrocious that I couldn’t bear to watch
- 彼は正気だとは思えない ⇨ I can’t believe he is sane
- 正月の飾り ⇨ Ornaments, decorations, for New Year holidays
- 彼は憲法改正の運動をしている ⇨ He’s campaigning, doing activism, to amend the constitution
- 彼は自分が正しいと思い込んでいる ⇨ He firmly believes he is right (even though he is wrong)
- 彼はとても折り目正しい人だ ⇨ He is a very courteous, responsible, conscientious person
- 彼は正念場に強い ⇨ He is tough in critical situations. He is clutch
- 電車の運行は正常に戻った ⇨ The train operation has returned to normal
- 最近の日本人は正しい日本語が使えず嘆かわしい ⇨ It is deplorable that today’s Japanese cannot speak and write proper Japanese
- 彼は正式な音楽教育を受けなかったことが逆に幸いして独特の技を生み出した ⇨ He didn’t receive formal musical training and fortunately that led him to develop his unique styles
- 彼は端正な顔立ちをしている ⇨ He has a well-proportioned face
- あの二人は双子なのに性格が正反対だ ⇨ Those two are twins but their personalities are direct, polar, opposite