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正しい (ただしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

正ただしい

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

right; correct; accurate

Used for factual correctness, right answers, or proper procedures. The most common everyday sense.

この答こたえは正ただしいですか。
Is this answer correct?
正ただしい手て順じゅんで操そう作さしてください

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Please follow the correct procedure.

2

i-adjective

proper; righteous; just; honest; lawful

Refers to moral rightness, justice, honesty, or conformity to rules and laws. Often used for people, actions, or principles.

彼かれはとても正ただしい人ひとだ。
He is a very honest and upright person.
正ただしい行おこないをすることが大たい切せつだ。
It is important to do the right thing.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous

Similar words

正せい確かく
正確 means 'accurate' or 'precise', focusing on exactness and lack of error, while 正しい covers broader correctness including moral rightness.
正せい当とう
正当 means 'justifiable' or 'legitimate', often used for legal or logical justification, whereas 正しい is a more general term for rightness.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 正し (tadashi), with the modern attributive form 正しい. The root is related to the concept of correctness and straightness, but the exact historical derivation is uncertain.