素直
すなお
Meanings
- な-adjective, Noun obedient; meek; docile; unaffected
- honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
- straight (e.g. hair)
- without peculiarity; without mannerisms; standard; neat (e.g. handwriting)
Kanji
Example sentences
- 嬉しいくせに。素直に喜びなよ。
I know you're happy about it. Why don't you just show it? - どうしてあなたって素直じゃないの？
Why can't you take things just as they are? - 思っていることを素直に言うのは悪いことではありません。
Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing. - 生徒たちは恐がって素直に意見を述べられない。
The students are afraid to speak out. - 素直に言うと、彼は信頼できない男だ。
Frankly speaking, he is untrustworthy.