正しい【ただしい】
Frequency rank: 1,240.
- right; correct
- proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 正しい【ただしい】Frequency rank: 1,240.
- ただしいFrequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- right; correct
- proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
This usage refers to something that is accurate or true. It is often used in contexts where a judgment, answer, or fact is being evaluated for its correctness.
His answer was correct.
In this context, the term conveys adherence to moral or legal standards. It is used to describe actions, behaviors, or characteristics that are ethical or in accordance with the law.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ただしい正しいこたえ答えcorrect answerただしい正しいつかいかた使い方proper usageただしい正しいはんだん判断correct judgmentただしい正しいほうほう方法correct methodただしい正しいじょうほう情報correct informationただしい正しいちしき知識correct knowledgeただしい正しいみち道right pathただしい正しいほうこう方向correct directionただしい正しいてじゅん手順proper procedureただしい正しいこうどう行動righteous behaviorまさしく正しくゆう言うto say correctlyただし正しさをかくにん確認するto confirm correctnessしょうじき正直なこころ心honest heartせいぎ正義をついきゅう追求するto pursue justiceただしい正しいにんしき認識correct recognition
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it.
Understanding parts-of-speech is extremely important for getting the feel of word order.
There is a world of difference between, "somehow being understood" and "using correct English."
You're an arrogant dirty foreigner who claims your dictionary is correct even though you don't understand the nuances of Japanese.
His flawlessly ordered life collapsed when his drug-addict brothers appeared.
He's a classic case that the more ignorant people are the more sure they are that they are correct.
He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.
I wonder if that is the sort of thing you should do as a man.
They consider it impolite to disagree with someone they don't know very well.
I think it is very good to lead a regular life.
In North America, business operates on "the customer is always right" principle.
His analysis of the causes of the uprising was correct.