虚心坦懐
Reading
Kana:
きょしんたんかい
Romaji:
kyoshintankai
Definition
1
with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
Note:
yojijukugo
Kanji
Readings: キョ、 コ、 むな.しい、 うつ.ろ
Meanings: void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: タン、 たいら
Meanings: level, wide
Readings: カイ、 エ、 ふところ、 なつ.かしい、 なつ.かしむ、 なつ.く、 なつ.ける、 なず.ける、 いだ.く、 おも.う
Meanings: pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast
Example Sentences
➥I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.
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➥He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.
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