JLPT N2 · な-adjective

素直 (sunao)

素直 (すなお, sunao) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “obedient; meek”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すなお
Romaji: sunao
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

obedient; meek; docile; unaffected · な-adjective, noun
honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings) · な-adjective, noun
straight (e.g. hair) · な-adjective, noun
without peculiarity; without mannerisms; standard; neat (e.g. handwriting) · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

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.

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

Conjugation of 素直

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	素直だ	すなおだ sunaoda
Present (polite)	素直です	すなおです sunaodesu
Negative	素直じゃない	すなおじゃない sunaojanai
Past	素直だった	すなおだった sunaodatta
Negative past	素直じゃなかった	すなおじゃなかった sunaojanakatta
Te-form	素直で	すなおで sunaode
Before a noun	素直な	すなおな sunaona
Adverb (~ni)	素直に	すなおに sunaoni

Kanji in 素直

素

elementary, principle, nakedソ・ス・もと · 10 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 素直.

素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful素もとorigin酸素さんそoxygen (O)要素ようそelement素人しろうとamateur水素すいそhydrogen (H)素質そしつmakings (of)元素げんそelement簡素かんそsimple素材そざいingredient素朴そぼくsimple炭素たんそcarbon (C)質素しっそsimple素早いすばやいquick

Source: JMdict entry 1397340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.