How to say "correctly" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 正しくただしくadverbCovers 'correctly' in its plain sense: doing or saying something the right way, without mistakes — answering a question correctly, following instructions correctly.
- adverb (with と)A mimetic word for doing something neatly, precisely and in good order — correctness as a tidy, careful manner rather than factual rightness, as when a task is done properly with nothing sloppy.
- 責任を持ってせきにんをもってexpression, adverbLiterally 'with responsibility', it means 'responsibly' — taking ownership of a task. Use it for 'correctly' only when correctness is a matter of answering for the result; otherwise it is seldom the word you want.
Choose 「正しく」 for plain correctness, 「きちんきちん」 when the point is doing something neatly and precisely in a mimetic way, and 「責任を持って」 only where being correct goes together with taking responsibility.
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