ありてい

あ

り

て

い

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

the unvarnished truth; frankly; plainly

usually written using kana alone

Almost always used in the adverbial form ありていに, meaning 'frankly' or 'without embellishment'. The noun/adjectival uses are rare and literary.

Kanji

有possess, have, exist
体body, substance, object

Related words

率そっ直ちょく
率直 is a common word for 'frank' or 'straightforward', while ありてい is a rare, literary expression used almost exclusively in the adverbial form ありていに.
正しょう直じき
正直 means 'honest' and is widely used in everyday speech; ありていに is more about stating something plainly without sugarcoating, often in a formal or written context.

Word family

ありていに
frankly; plainly; as it is

Built from

ある+体てい

Written forms

ありていUsage65%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 有り体 and 有体 are rare and may be confusing.
有あり体ていUsage26%
Rare kanji spelling; the okurigana り is sometimes omitted in the irregular form 有体.
有あり体ていUsage9%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; same reading but less common than 有り体.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the classical Japanese adjective あり (ari, 'to be') and てい (tei, 'appearance'), but the exact derivation is unclear.