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虛心坦懐 is a Japanese proverb that means “with an open and calm mind,” “with no preconceived notions,” or “without reservations.”
In some contexts, it can mean frank or candid.
If you want to remind yourself to approach each situation with no preconceptions, this is a good title for you. This can also refer to the ideas of being candid, frank, and straightforward.
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Honest / Straightforward
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Integrity: Sincere Honest and Faithful
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Candid search...
| 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(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. |
虚心坦懐 see styles |
kyoshintankai きょしんたんかい |
(yoji) with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid |
カンディド see styles |
kandido カンディド |
More info & calligraphy: Candido |
乾脆 干脆 see styles |
gān cuì gan1 cui4 kan ts`ui kan tsui |
candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well |
偸閑 see styles |
akarasama あからさま |
(ateji / phonetic) (adj-na,adj-no) (kana only) plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant |
坦率 see styles |
tǎn shuài tan3 shuai4 t`an shuai tan shuai |
frank; candid; straightforward |
坦誠 坦诚 see styles |
tǎn chéng tan3 cheng2 t`an ch`eng tan cheng |
candid; frank; plain dealing |
實拍 实拍 see styles |
shí pāi shi2 pai1 shih p`ai shih pai |
candid photograph; genuine photograph (not set up or doctored) |
淡泊 see styles |
dàn bó dan4 bo2 tan po tanbaku たんぱく |
living a simple life (noun or adjectival noun) (1) light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; (2) frank; candid; ingenuous; indifferent tranquil |
淡白 see styles |
tanpaku たんぱく |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; (2) frank; candid; ingenuous; indifferent |
澹泊 see styles |
dàn bó dan4 bo2 tan po tanpaku たんぱく |
variant of 淡泊[dan4 bo2] (noun or adjectival noun) (1) light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; (2) frank; candid; ingenuous; indifferent; (personal name) Tanpaku |
爽朗 see styles |
shuǎng lǎng shuang3 lang3 shuang lang akirou / akiro あきろう |
clear and bright (of weather); straightforward; candid; open (personal name) Akirou |
率真 see styles |
shuài zhēn shuai4 zhen1 shuai chen |
frank and sincere; candid |
直率 see styles |
zhí shuài zhi2 shuai4 chih shuai |
candid; frank |
耿直 see styles |
gěng zhí geng3 zhi2 keng chih |
honest; frank; candid |
苦言 see styles |
kǔ yán ku3 yan2 k`u yen ku yen kugen くげん |
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice Bitter words, words of rebuke. |
赤裸 see styles |
chì luǒ chi4 luo3 ch`ih lo chih lo sekira せきら |
naked; bare (adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) stark naked; nude; bare; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank; candid; outspoken; (female given name) Sekira |
骨鯁 骨鲠 see styles |
gǔ gěng gu3 geng3 ku keng |
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; something one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker |
気さく see styles |
kisaku きさく |
(adjectival noun) friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready |
さばさば see styles |
sabasaba さばさば |
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) relieved; refreshed; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) frank; candid; easy-going; laid-back |
光明磊落 see styles |
guāng míng lěi luò guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4 kuang ming lei lo |
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright |
胸懷坦蕩 胸怀坦荡 see styles |
xiōng huái tǎn dàng xiong1 huai2 tan3 dang4 hsiung huai t`an tang hsiung huai tan tang |
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous; openhearted; unselfish; magnanimous; broad-minded |
胸無城府 胸无城府 see styles |
xiōng wú chéng fǔ xiong1 wu2 cheng2 fu3 hsiung wu ch`eng fu hsiung wu cheng fu |
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous |
胸無宿物 胸无宿物 see styles |
xiōng wú sù wù xiong1 wu2 su4 wu4 hsiung wu su wu |
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous |
襟懷坦白 襟怀坦白 see styles |
jīn huái tǎn bái jin1 huai2 tan3 bai2 chin huai t`an pai chin huai tan pai |
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous; openhearted; unselfish; magnanimous; broad-minded |
開誠相見 开诚相见 see styles |
kāi chéng xiāng jiàn kai1 cheng2 xiang1 jian4 k`ai ch`eng hsiang chien kai cheng hsiang chien |
candid and open (idiom) |
骨鯁之臣 骨鲠之臣 see styles |
gǔ gěng zhī chén gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2 ku keng chih ch`en ku keng chih chen |
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism |
あきらさま see styles |
akirasama あきらさま |
(adj-na,adj-no) (colloquialism) (considered incorrect) (See あからさま) plain; frank; candid; open |
ストレート see styles |
sutoreeto ストレート |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) straight; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) straightforward; direct; blunt; candid; (adj-no,n) (3) straight (wins, sets, etc.); (adj-no,n) (4) straight (liquor); neat; black (tea or coffee); (5) entering university right after graduating high school; (6) {baseb} (See 直球・1) (four-seam) fastball; (7) {boxing} straight (punch); (8) {cards} straight (in poker); (noun or adjectival noun) (9) straight (i.e. heterosexual); straight person; (personal name) Straight; Streit |
忌憚のない see styles |
kitannonai きたんのない |
(adj-i,exp) unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
| Open and Calm Mind | 虛心坦懐 虚心坦懐 | kyo shin tan kai kyoshintankai |
| 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. | ||
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