素直な（すなおな、sunaoな）
- obedient/honest
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Kana:
SU
素直
す
NA
な
な
素直な (すなおな, romaji: sunaoな) means "obedient/honest" in Japanese. It is a N2 Mid-level Na-Adjective word.
| Meaning: | obedient/honest |
| Level: | N2 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Na-Adjective (ナ形容詞) |
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Adjective Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Dict-form (辞書形) | すなおな素直な |
Polite-form (丁寧形) | 素直です。 |
Connect-form (連用形) | 素直に + <Verb> |
Not-form (否定形) | 素直じゃない |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (過去形) | 素直だった |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 素直だ。 |
If-form (仮定形) | 素直ならば |
Noun-form (名詞形) | 素直さ |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 素直な (素直な) describes a person or thing that is honest, agreeable, open-minded, compliant, or docile. It implies a lack of resistance or negativity, and a willingness to accept things as they are or to follow instructions. It can also refer to something that is straightforward or natural. It is an adjective.
⚫︎ 素直な子供 Translation: An obedient/docile child ⚫︎ 素直な性格 Translation: An agreeable/open-minded personality ⚫︎ 素直な反応 Translation: A natural/honest reaction
⚫︎ 素直な (素直な) is used to describe someone's character, behavior, or reaction. ⚫︎ It's often used to praise someone for being cooperative or accepting. ⚫︎ It can also describe the natural or expected outcome or result. ⚫︎ It is frequently used in daily conversation and more formal settings.
⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 素 (meaning "basic" or "fundamental") and 直 (meaning "straight" or "honest"), followed by the adjectival suffix な. ⚫︎ Hiragana: すなおな (素直な) ⚫︎ There are no other ways to write this word. ⚫︎ The okurigana is fixed.
⚫︎ 正直な (shoujiki na) - honest ⚫︎ 従順な (juujun na) - obedient ⚫︎ おとなしい (otonashii) - gentle, well-behaved ⚫︎ 率直な (sotsujiki na) - frank ⚫︎ 素朴な (soboku na) - simple, unaffected
⚫︎ ひねくれた (hinekureta) - warped, cynical ⚫︎ 反抗的な (hankouteki na) - rebellious ⚫︎ 意地悪な (ijiwaru na) - mean-spirited, malicious ⚫︎ 頑固な (ganko na) - stubborn
彼女は先生の言うことを素直な (素直な) 態度で聞きました。 ・Translation: She listened to what the teacher said with an open-minded attitude. ・Explanation: This sentence describes how a girl listened to her teacher's words with a compliant attitude.
彼の素直な (素直な) 人柄が多くの人に好かれています。 ・Translation: His agreeable personality is liked by many people. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses that his pleasant character has a positive effect on others.
The word 素直な (素直な) is formed from the kanji 素, which means "basic" or "fundamental" and can imply "unadulterated," and the kanji 直, meaning "straight," "honest," or "direct." Together, these characters convey a sense of being straightforward, honest, and unpretentious, thus, 素直な (素直な). The suffix な is the adjectival suffix.