Word Meaning 正々堂々

せいせいどうどう seiseidoudou

正々堂々 is read as せいせいどうどう (seiseidoudou) and means fair and square.

Meaning

English

  1. fair and square
  2. open and aboveboard

Reading

Kana

せいせいどうどう

Romaji

seiseidoudou

Writing Variants

  • 正正堂堂 せいせいどうどう seiseidoudou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo Rank 134065 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

正午

しょうご

noon

せい

original

正月

しょうがつ

New Year (esp. first three days)

正体

しょうたい

consciousness

正しい

ただしい

right

正道

せいどう

path of righteousness

正に

まさに

right (when)

正す

ただす

to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.)

正木

まさき

Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

正味

しょうみ

net weight

正教

せいきょう

orthodoxy

正気

しょうき

sanity

Example Sentences

1

His advice to us was that we should play fair.