端正・端整|たんせいtansei[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- na-adjective, nounhandsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
- na-adjective, noundecent; proper; correct; upright; graceful
Conjugation
| Plain form | 端正(たんせい) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 端正です(たんせいです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 端正ではない(たんせいではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 端正ではありません(たんせいではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 端正だった(たんせいだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 端正ではなかった(たんせいではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 端正で(たんせいで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 端正に(たんせいに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 端正なら(たんせいなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymハンサムNeutralLoanword for handsome, typically of men but also for strikingly good-looking women; it is about looks only, unlike 「端正」, which also covers conduct.
- Synonym端麗たんれいWrittenA written/formal word for beautiful, well-formed looks, as in 「容姿端麗」; it covers only appearance, while 「端正」 also covers upright conduct.
- SynonymグッドルッキングNeutralLoanword for good-looking; used less often and with a fashionable feel, and unlike 「端正」 it says nothing about conduct.
- RelatedきれいNeutralMeans pretty or clean; the most common everyday word and the broadest in sense, but unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- Related美しいうつくしいNeutralMeans beautiful, also of a beautiful heart; common in both speech and writing, but unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- Related清潔せいけつNeutralMeans clean and hygienic, also morally pure; it can describe tidy dress but never facial attractiveness, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- RelatedかわいいCasualColloquial. Means cute; it stresses endearing charm and is said mostly of children and women, unlike 「端正」, which also covers conduct.
- RelatedかっこいいCasualColloquial. Means cool and stylish; it is about looking sharp, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- RelatedビューティフルNeutralLoanword for beautiful; leans toward advertising and fashion usage, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related素敵すてきNeutralMeans lovely and charming; common in speech, it stresses appeal, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- Related小奇麗こぎれいNeutralMeans neat and tidy; it stresses being cleaned up and is not said of facial features, unlike 「端正」, which also covers conduct.
- Related身奇麗みぎれいNeutralMeans neat in dress and grooming; it stresses a clean, tidy personal appearance, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related見目良いみめよいWrittenA written/formal word meaning good-looking; old-fashioned and rarely used, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related小さっぱりしたこさっぱりしたCasualColloquial. Describes a fresh, clean-cut, tidy look; unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- Related奥ゆかしいおくゆかしいNeutralMeans elegant and reserved; it stresses modest, cultivated character, and unlike 「端正」 it does not mean upright conduct.
- Related佳麗かれいWrittenA written/formal word meaning beautiful, also a beautiful woman; literary and old-fashioned, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related秀麗しゅうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means graceful, refined beauty, as in 「眉目秀麗」; it is said of facial looks, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related麗しいうるわしいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means beautiful and lovely, of looks, scenery or friendship; elegant in tone, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related美麗びれいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means gorgeous, splendid beauty, said of book design, lettering or looks; it stresses splendor, and unlike 「端正」 it does not cover conduct.
- Related格好の良いかっこうのいいCasualColloquial. Means good-looking and stylish in appearance; unlike 「端正」 it does not cover proper conduct.
- Related折り目正しいおりめただしいNeutralMeans well-mannered and proper; it stresses courtesy and is not said of looks, unlike 「端正」, which also describes facial features.
- Antonymだらし無いだらしないCasualColloquial. Antonym meaning sloppy and undisciplined; it is the opposite of 「端正」 in the sense of proper conduct.
- Antonym不端正WrittenWritten/formal prose. The direct opposite of 「端正」; it is used only rarely.
Choose 「端正」 for well-ordered, dignified features or proper, upright conduct, as in 「端正な顔立ち」. For beautiful looks alone say 「端麗」, for handsome 「ハンサム」, in everyday talk 「綺麗」, and for polite manners 「折り目正しい」; the casual opposite is 「だらしない」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


