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Honesty

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zhèng zhí

shoujiki

정직

正直 or honesty is being truthful and sincere. It is important because it builds trust. When people are honest, they can be relied on not to lie, cheat or steal. Being honest means that you accept yourself as you are. When you are open and trustworthy, others can believe in you.

正直 is one of the 8 key concepts of Tang Soo Do.

Note: This entry is cross-listed as "integrity" because it also fits that definition.

Please note that the second Kanji sometimes has an alternate form in Japanese. Let us know if you want the alternate form shown to the right.

Integrity

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zhèng zhí

shoujiki

정직

Integrity is living by your highest values. It is being honest and sincere. Integrity helps you to listen to your conscience, do the right thing, and tell the truth. You act with integrity when your words and actions match. Integrity gives you self-respect and a peaceful heart.

Please note that the second Kanji sometimes has an alternate form in Japanese. Let us know if you want the alternate form shown to the right.

Note: This entry is cross-listed as “honesty” because it also fits that definition.

Beyond Integrity, this word also means "upright" and "honest" in Chinese. Means "integrity," "honesty" or "frankness" in Japanese.

Korean CKD Virtues

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qiān xùn zhèng zhí wēn róu rěn nài kè jǐ bù qū

겸손정직온유인내극기불굴

谦逊正直温柔忍耐克己不屈 are the virtues used by Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts.

English	Hanja	Hangul	Pronunciation
1. Humility (Humble / Modesty)	謙遜	겸손	gyeom son
2. Honesty (Integrity)	正直	정직	jeong jig
3. Gentleness	溫柔	온유	on yu
4. Perseverance (To Endure)	忍耐	인내	in nae
5. Self-Control (Self-Restraint)	克己	극기	geug gi
6. Unbreakable Spirit (Unyielding / Unbending)	不屈	불굴	bur gur

The characters shown here are in the ancient Korean Hanja form of writing. If you wish for a Korean Hangul form of these tenets, we can arrange that with our Master Calligrapher Xing An-Ping (click on the Hangul next to the South Korean flag above to order this in Hangul).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
正直 see styles	zhèng zhí zheng4 zhi2 cheng chih masanao まさなお	More info & calligraphy: Integrity upright; upstanding; honest (noun or adjectival noun) (1) honest; frank; candid; straightforward; (adverb) (2) honestly; frankly; (p,s,g) Masanao Correct and straight; it is also referred to the One Vehicle teaching of Tiantai.
不正直 see styles	fushoujiki / fushojiki ふしょうじき	不正直 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) dishonesty; untruthfulness
正直町 see styles	shoujikichou / shojikicho しょうじきちょう	正直町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Shoujikichō
正直者 see styles	shoujikimono / shojikimono しょうじきもの	正直者 Custom Scroll honest person
真正直 see styles	mashoujiki / mashojiki ましょうじき	真正直 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) (See 真っ正直) completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
ばか正直 see styles	bakashoujiki / bakashojiki ばかしょうじき	ばか正直 Custom Scroll (adjectival noun) honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
まっ正直 see styles	masshoujiki / masshojiki まっしょうじき	まっ正直 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) perfectly honest
不正直者 see styles	fushoujikimono / fushojikimono ふしょうじきもの	不正直者 Custom Scroll dishonest person
中村正直 see styles	nakamuramasanao なかむらまさなお	中村正直 Custom Scroll (person) Nakamura Masanao (1832.6.24-1891.6.7)
木村正直 see styles	kimuramasanao きむらまさなお	木村正直 Custom Scroll (person) Kimura Masanao
本並正直 see styles	motonamimasanao もとなみまさなお	本並正直 Custom Scroll (person) Moto Namimasanao
正直な所 see styles	shoujikinatokoro / shojikinatokoro しょうじきなところ	正直な所 Custom Scroll (exp,adv) honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
正直一徹 see styles	shoujikiittetsu / shojikittetsu しょうじきいってつ	正直一徹 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) stubbornly honest
正直一途 see styles	shoujikiichizu / shojikichizu しょうじきいちず	正直一途 Custom Scroll (n,adj-na,adj-no) (of) straightforward honesty; steadfastly honest
正直一遍 see styles	shoujikiippen / shojikippen しょうじきいっぺん	正直一遍 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) honest to a fault; one's only strength being his (her) honesty; having no redeeming feature except for being honest
池田正直 see styles	ikedamasanao いけだまさなお	池田正直 Custom Scroll (person) Ikeda Masanao
真っ正直 see styles	masshoujiki / masshojiki まっしょうじき	真っ正直 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) perfectly honest
青木正直 see styles	aokimasanao あおきまさなお	青木正直 Custom Scroll (person) Aoki Masanao
馬鹿正直 see styles	bakashoujiki / bakashojiki ばかしょうじき	馬鹿正直 Custom Scroll (adjectival noun) honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
口嫌體正直口嫌体正直 see styles	kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2 k`ou hsien t`i cheng chih kou hsien ti cheng chih	口嫌體正直 Custom Scroll your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
正直捨方便正直舍方便 see styles	zhèng zhí shě fāng biàn zheng4 zhi2 she3 fang1 bian4 cheng chih she fang pien shōjiki sha hōben	正直捨方便 Custom Scroll The straight way which has cast aside expediency.
正直言って see styles	shoujikiitte / shojikitte しょうじきいって	正直言って Custom Scroll (expression) to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
田村町正直 see styles	tamuramachishoujiki / tamuramachishojiki たむらまちしょうじき	田村町正直 Custom Scroll (place-name) Tamuramachishoujiki
三度目の正直 see styles	sandomenoshoujiki / sandomenoshojiki さんどめのしょうじき	三度目の正直 Custom Scroll (exp,n) (proverb) third time lucky; third time's the charm
正直なところ see styles	shoujikinatokoro / shojikinatokoro しょうじきなところ	正直なところ Custom Scroll (exp,adv) honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
正直は一生の宝 see styles	shoujikihaisshounotakara / shojikihaisshonotakara しょうじきはいっしょうのたから	正直は一生の宝 Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) honesty is the best policy
正直は最善の策 see styles	shoujikihasaizennosaku / shojikihasaizennosaku しょうじきはさいぜんのさく	正直は最善の策 Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) honesty is the best policy
正直の頭に神宿る see styles	shoujikinokoubenikamiyadoru / shojikinokobenikamiyadoru しょうじきのこうべにかみやどる	正直の頭に神宿る Custom Scroll (exp,v5r) (idiom) honesty is the best policy; honesty pays; God dwells in an honest heart
正直者が馬鹿を見る see styles	shoujikimonogabakaomiru / shojikimonogabakaomiru しょうじきものがばかをみる	正直者が馬鹿を見る Custom Scroll (exp,v1) (proverb) honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
Variations: 真っ正直まっ正直 see styles	masshoujiki / masshojiki まっしょうじき	(noun or adjectival noun) perfectly honest

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Honesty	正直	shoujiki / shojiki	zhèng zhí zheng4 zhi2 zheng zhi zhengzhi	cheng chih chengchih
Integrity	正直	shoujiki / shojiki	zhèng zhí zheng4 zhi2 zheng zhi zhengzhi	cheng chih chengchih
Korean CKD Virtues	謙遜正直溫柔忍耐克己不屈谦逊正直温柔忍耐克己不屈		qiān xùn zhèng zhí wēn róu rěn nài kè jǐ bù qū qian1 xun4 zheng4 zhi2 wen1 rou2 ren3 nai4 ke4 ji3 bu4 qu1 qian xun zheng zhi wen rou ren nai ke ji bu qu	ch`ien hsün cheng chih wen jou jen nai k`o chi pu ch`ü chien hsün cheng chih wen jou jen nai ko chi pu chü
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.