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謹厳実直 (きんげんじっちょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
sober and honest ; principled and sincere
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing a person of strict integrity, combining seriousness with straightforward honesty. Often used in formal or written contexts to praise character.
謹きん 厳げん 実じっ 直ちょく を 旨むね と し て 生い き て き た 。
I have lived by the principle of being principled and sincere.
Kanji 謹 discreet, reverently, humbly 厳 stern, strictness, severity 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Similar words 実じっ 直ちょく 実直 means 'honest' or 'upright' on its own, while 謹厳実直 adds the nuance of solemnity and strictness.
謹きん 厳げん 謹厳 means 'solemn' or 'grave'; 謹厳実直 combines this with straightforward honesty.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 謹 (discreet, respectful), 厳 (strict, severe), 実 (truth, reality), and 直 (straight, honest). The combination emphasizes a character that is both solemnly disciplined and genuinely honest.
