► 副詞
さっぱり [(3)さっぱり] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ 彼は性格がさっぱりしている ⇨ He has a very straightforward personality
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)
はっきり [(3)はっきり] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ はっきり言わせてもらえば、この計画はバカ丸出しだ ⇨ Let me be brunt, this plan is asinine
☆ 言いたい事が有るならはっきり言え ⇨ Say it clearly, straightforward, if you have something to say
さばさば [(1)さばさば] meaning: honest rank: 3
☆ 彼はさばさばした人だ ⇨ He is a very straightforward person (☛ Won’t dwell on things)
► 成句
竹 [たけ] [竹を割ったよう] meaning: honest rank: 4
☆ 彼は竹を割ったような性格だ ⇨ His personality is like a split bamboo, very straightforward
歯 [は] [歯に衣を着せぬ] meaning: honest rank: 4
☆ 歯に衣を着せぬ発言 (はにいをきせぬ) ⇨ A comment with unclothed, bare, teeth. Words not minced
► 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)
素直 [(1)すなお] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ 素直な良い子 ⇨ A honest good kid (☛ Typically about children. Sounds patronizing when used against adults)
真面目 [まじめ] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ 彼は真面目で働き者だ ⇨ He is honest and hard-working (☛ Moral, sincere, diligent)
率直 [そっちょく] [liter] meaning: honest rank: 2
☆ 率直な意見を聞かせて下さい ⇨ Please let me hear your candid opinion (☛ Without sugarcoating. Never about confessing guilt)
馬鹿正直 [(6)ばかしょうじき] meaning: honest rank: 3
☆ バカ正直なのも良くない ⇨ It is not good to be too honest, naive, gullible
真っ直ぐ [(3)まっすぐ] meaning: honest rank: 3
☆ 彼は真っ直ぐな人だ ⇨ He is an upright person
ざっくばらん [(1)ざっくばらん] meaning: honest rank: 4
☆ 彼はざっくばらんな人だ ⇨ He is a candid person, straight-shooter
☆ 私達はざっくばらんに話し合った ⇨ We discussed frankly, candidly
実直 [じっちょく] meaning: honest rank: 4
☆ 彼は実直な人だ ⇨ He is a honest man (☛ Sincere, diligent, trustworthy)