Illustration: In a Japanese apartment dining room, an adult receives a slightly lopsided handmade clay cup from a younger sibling. The recipient's eyes fill with tears, and they immediately pull the sibling into a warm one-armed hug while carefully holding the cup away from their bodies.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

素す直なお

sunao

honest, open about one’s feelings

Example sentences

  1. 思おもっていることを素直すなおに言いうのは悪わるいことではありません。

    Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.

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  2. 彼かれは実じつに素直すなおな人ひとだ。

    He is an extremely frank person.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 嬉うれしいくせに。素直すなおに喜よろこびなよ。

    I know you’re happy about it. Why don’t you just show it?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 素直

  • 素elementary; principleOnソ・スKunもと
  • 直fix; repairOnチョク・ジキ・ジカKunただちに・なおす・なおる

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