ありのまま

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の

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, noun

usually written using kana alone

Describes something in its natural, unadorned state, or a truthful, undisguised account. Often used with verbs like 話す, 伝える, or 見せる.

彼かれはありのままの事じ実じつを話はなした。

He told the plain truth.

ありのままを伝つたえてください。

Please tell it like it is.

ありのままUsage100%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
有ありの儘ままUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using the old character 儘; it is rarely used.
有ありのまま
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

そのまま
そのまま means 'as it is' in a more literal, unchanged state, while ありのまま emphasizes truthfulness or naturalness without disguise.
正しょう直じき
正直 is an adjective/noun meaning 'honest' in a moral sense, while ありのまま focuses on presenting things without alteration or pretense.

From あり (the continuative form of ある, 'to be') + の (possessive particle) + まま ('state, condition'). Literally 'in the state of being as it is'.