JLPT N2 · な-adjective

卒直 (sotchoku)

卒直 (そっちょく, sotchoku) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “frank; candid”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そっちょく
Romaji: sotchoku
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

あなたの率直な意見が聞きたいのです。

I would like to hear your honest opinion.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 卒直

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	卒直だ	そっちょくだ sotchokuda
Present (polite)	卒直です	そっちょくです sotchokudesu
Negative	卒直じゃない	そっちょくじゃない sotchokujanai
Past	卒直だった	そっちょくだった sotchokudatta
Negative past	卒直じゃなかった	そっちょくじゃなかった sotchokujanakatta
Te-form	卒直で	そっちょくで sotchokude
Before a noun	卒直な	そっちょくな sotchokuna
Adverb (~ni)	卒直に	そっちょくに sotchokuni

Kanji in 卒直

卒

graduate, soldier, privateソツ・シュツ・そっ.する・お.える · 8 strokes

直

straightaway, honesty, franknessチョク・ジキ・ただ.ちに・なお.す · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 卒直.

卒業そつぎょうgraduation直るなおるto get mended直すなおすto repair直じきsoon直にじかにdirectly正直しょうじきhonest直接ちょくせつdirect直ちにただちにat once垂直すいちょくvertical素直すなおobedient率直そっちょくfrank直後ちょくごimmediately following直線ちょくせんstraight line直前ちょくぜんjust before

Source: JMdict entry 1596570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.