直言

Chinese

 
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad.
(直言)

Pronunciation


Verb

直言

  1. to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょく
Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょくげん [chòkúgéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(ちょく)(げん) (chokugen) 

  1. speaking bluntly and to the point; being outspoken

Verb

(ちょく)(げん)する (chokugen suru) suru (stem (ちょく)(げん) (chokugen shi), past (ちょく)(げん)した (chokugen shita))

  1. to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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