直ちょく情じょう径けい行こう

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じょ

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Meanings

na-adjective, noun

impulsive and straightforward; acting on one's feelings without guile

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

Describes a person who acts directly according to their emotions, without scheming or hesitation. Often carries a nuance of being honest but rash.

彼かれは直ちょく情じょう径けい行こうな

性せい

格かく

で

、

思おも

っ

た

こと

を

すぐ

口くち

に

する

。

He has an impulsive and straightforward personality, and immediately says what he thinks.

直ちょく情じょう径けい行こうの人ひとは、時ときに周しゅう囲いと衝しょう突とつすることもある。

People who act on their feelings without guile sometimes clash with those around them.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
情feelings, emotion, passion
径diameter, path, method
行going, journey, carry out

Related words

単たん純じゅん
単純 means 'simple' or 'naive', focusing on lack of complexity, while 直情径行 emphasizes acting directly on emotions without calculation.
率そっ直ちょく
率直 means 'frank' or 'candid', often in speech, while 直情径行 describes a broader behavioral tendency to act on impulse.

Built from

直ちょく情じょう+径けい行こう

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 直 (direct), 情 (emotion), 径 (path), and 行 (action), literally 'direct-emotion path-action', meaning to act straight from one's feelings.