EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    obedient; meek; docile; unaffected

    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.
  2. honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

  3. straight (e.g. hair)

  4. without peculiarity; without mannerisms; standard; neat (e.g. handwriting)

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

Kun
もと
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
660 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-6SKIP code
6a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
5090.3Four corner code
1441deroo
7d20Unicode hex code
1-33-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3511Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4456New Nelson (John Haig)
2458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3108Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1532Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
717A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1707Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
797Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27300Morohashi
737A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
658sakade
1623Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
759henshall3
716Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
500crowley
636Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1546Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kun
ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ
On
チョクジキジカ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
246 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

すぐなおのうのお

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-1-7, 2-2-6SKIP code
2k6.2The Kanji Dictionary
4071.6Four corner code
1575deroo
76f4Unicode hex code
1-36-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
775Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3908New Nelson (John Haig)
2932New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3649Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
329A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
988Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
304Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23136Morohashi
349A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
423Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472sakade
758Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
192henshall3
162Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
214crowley
220Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
1377Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
73Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2Pinyin reading
jigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level