Word Meaning 直言直筆

ちょくげんちょくひつ chokugenchokuhitsu

直言直筆 is read as ちょくげんちょくひつ (chokugenchokuhitsu) and means speak and write plainly (frankly).

Meaning

English

  1. speak and write plainly (frankly)
  2. speak and write without reserve

Reading

Kana

ちょくげんちょくひつ

Romaji

chokugenchokuhitsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 73302 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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直筆

じきひつ

one's own handwriting

直筆

ちょくひつ

writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke)

直言

ちょくげん

straight talk

直言居士

ちょくげんこじ

straight shooter

懸腕直筆

けんわんちょくひつ

calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body

率直に言って

そっちょくにいって

frankly speaking

言直し

いいなおし

restating

言直す

いいなおす

to correct oneself

正直言って

しょうじきいって

to be honest

直接

ちょくせつ

direct

直線

ちょくせん

straight line

直角

ちょっかく

right angle