正しょう直じき者もの

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Meanings

noun

honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter

Refers to a person who is fundamentally honest and straightforward, often implying a simple, guileless nature. Can carry a slightly naive or overly trusting connotation in some contexts.

彼かれは正しょう直じき者ものだから、嘘うそはつかない。
He's an honest person, so he doesn't lie.
正しょう直じき者ものが馬ば鹿かを見みることもある。
Sometimes honest people get the short end of the stick.

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Usage patterns

根っからの正直者an honest person through and through
彼かれは根ねっからの正しょう直じき者もので、嘘うそをついたことがない。
He's honest through and through and has never told a lie.
〈人ひと〉は正しょう直じき者もので通とおっているsomeone is known as an honest person
彼かの女じょは近きん所じょで正しょう直じき者もので通とおっている。
She's known around the neighborhood as an honest person.

Expressions

正しょう直じき者ものが馬ば鹿かを見みるhonesty doesn't pay; the honest get the short end of the stick