まっとう

Alternative writings: 真っ当, 全う, 真当
Frequency:
1

Proper; respectable; decent; honest — used to say something or someone is legitimate or respectable (often appears as 'まっとうな〜').

Na-AdjectiveUsually Kana

Examples

彼はまっとうな仕事をして生活している。

He makes a living by doing honest/proper work.

まっとうな議論をして、解決策を見つけよう。

Let's have a proper argument/discussion and find a solution.

子どもをまっとうに育てるのは親の責任だ。

Raising children properly is the responsibility of the parents.

2

Entirely; completely (archaic adverbial use — rarely used in modern Japanese).

AdverbArchaic

Examples

古い文献では『全う』が『完全に』の意味で使われる例が見られる。

In old literature, '全う' can be seen used with the meaning 'completely'.

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