全う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まっと
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Adverb

全う (hiragana まっとう, rōmaji mattō, historical hiragana まつたう)

  1. Synonym of 全く (mattaku, completely)

Verb

全うする (hiragana まっとうする, rōmaji mattō suru, historical hiragana まつたうする)

  1. to accomplish; to fulfill; to make or keep complete

Conjugation

Adjective

全う (-na inflection, hiragana まっとう, rōmaji mattō, historical hiragana まつたう)

  1. honest; proper; decent; just

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana. The kanji spelling 真っ当 is an example of ateji (当て字).

Inflection

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.