坦たん懐かい

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Meanings

level emotion; frankness; open-heartedness

Rare literary word describing a calm, open, and unguarded emotional state. Not used in everyday conversation; found mainly in older or formal writing.

彼かれの坦たん懐かいな態たい度どに、周しゅう囲いの人ひと々びとは心こころを開ひらいた。
His open-hearted attitude made those around him open up.
この文ぶん章しょうでは「坦たん懐かい」という古ふるい表ひょう現げんが使つかわれている。
In this text, the old expression '坦懐' is used.

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Kanji

坦level, wide
懐feelings, heart, yearn

Related words

率そっ直ちょく
率直 is the common word for frankness or straightforwardness in modern Japanese, while 坦懐 is a rare literary term with a nuance of emotional calmness and openness.
平へい静せい
平静 means calmness or composure, focusing on lack of agitation, whereas 坦懐 adds a sense of open-heartedness.

Word family

虚きょ心しん坦たん懐かい
open-minded; frank; without preconceptions

Written forms

坦たん懐かいUsage95%
Literary kanji compound; rarely used in modern Japanese. The reading たんかい is not commonly encountered.
たんかいUsage5%

Etymology

坦懐 is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) combining 坦 (level, flat, calm) and 懐 (heart, feelings). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical pattern of forming abstract nouns and adjectives from kanji with related meanings.