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素直
すなお
N2
na-adjective
Meanings
1
obedient
2
meek
3
docile
4
honest
5
frank
6
upfront (about one's feelings)
7
straight (e.g. hair)
8
without peculiarity
Example sentence
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?
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 素直 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
素
Elementary, Principle, Naked
10 strokes
直
Straightaway, Honesty, Frankness
8 strokes
More words with
素
素材
そざい ·
raw materials
N1
要素
ようそ ·
element
N3
酸素
さんそ ·
oxygen
N3
素人
しろうと ·
layman
N2
水素
すいそ ·
hydrogen
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N2
素朴
そぼく ·
simplicity
N1
素顔
すがお ·
face with no make-up
素早い
すばやい ·
fast
N1
More words with
直
直接
ちょくせつ ·
direct
N3
直前
ちょくぜん ·
just before
N2
見直し
みなおし ·
review
直後
ちょくご ·
immediately following
N2
直
じき ·
immediately
N3
直
ちょく ·
direct
直ちに
ただちに ·
at once
N3
率直
そっちょく ·
frank
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