率直・卒直|そっちょくsotchoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
率直率直（そっちょく） is the most common written form of this word and the form beginners should use when they need it.
卒直卒直 is a rarely used kanji-only written form of 率直. Learners will seldom encounter it; use 率直 instead.
Definitions
- na-adjective, nounfrank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
Conjugation
| Plain form | 率直（そっちょく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 率直です（そっちょくです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 率直ではない（そっちょくではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 率直ではありません（そっちょくではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 率直だった（そっちょくだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 率直ではなかった（そっちょくではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 率直で（そっちょくで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 率直に（そっちょくに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 率直なら（そっちょくなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymストレートNeutralA loanword for speaking in a straight, direct way; also covers physical straightness. Feels more conversational than 「率直」, which leans written and formal.
- Synonym単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうNeutralA four-character idiom for going straight to the point without any preamble; it describes how something is said rather than a frank personality.
- Synonym正直しょうじきNeutralCenters on being honest and never lying — a matter of character. 「率直」is about openly voicing what you really think.
- SynonymフランクNeutralA loanword for open, easygoing candor; it stresses a friendly, unforced manner rather than the act of stating your true thoughts.
- SynonymありのままNeutralDescribes things exactly as they are, without embellishment; centers on stating the plain, unvarnished facts.
- SynonymざっくばらんCasualColloquial: holding nothing back and speaking your mind freely, with a casual, relaxed feel.
- Synonym直截ちょくせつWrittenA written-style word for being direct and decisive, with nothing roundabout; found mainly in formal prose.
- Synonym開けっぴろげあけっぴろげCasualColloquial: hiding nothing and keeping an open heart; can suggest leaving yourself unguarded.
- Related真っ正直まっしょうじきNeutralHonest to the very core; can carry a hint of artless, almost naive uprightness.
- Related真正直ましょうじきNeutralMeans completely honest, just like 「真っ正直」, but is rarely used.
Default to 「率直」for frankly saying what you think. Choose 「正直」for honesty as a character trait, 「単刀直入」for cutting straight to the point, 「フランク」for easygoing openness, 「ざっくばらん」for casual, nothing-held-back talk, and 「ありのまま」for stating facts exactly as they are.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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