also: まっしょうじき
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward
Emphasizes absolute honesty or straightforwardness, often with a nuance of being almost too honest or naive.
See also: 真っ正直
He's a completely honest person, so he never lies.
To be perfectly honest, I don't think that plan will work.
Standard kanji spelling.
Emphatic variant with gemination; common in speech and casual writing.
Compound of 真 (ma, 'true') + 正直 (shōjiki, 'honest'). The geminated form 真っ正直 (masshōjiki) is an emphatic variant.