謹きん厳げん実じっ直ちょく

noun

sober and honest; principled and sincere

A yojijukugo describing a person of strict integrity, combining seriousness with straightforward honesty. Often used in formal or written contexts to praise character.

• 彼かれは謹きん厳げん実じっ直ちょくな人ひと柄がらで、誰だれからも信しん頼らいされている。

  He is a person of sober honesty, trusted by everyone.

• 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.