端正・端整|たんせいtansei[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, nounhandsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
2. na-adjective, noundecent; proper; correct; upright; graceful

• 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

1. 動作どうさなどが正ただしくきちんとしていること。
2. 容姿ようしが美うつくしく整ととのっていること。