正々堂々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	正	堂	堂
せい Grade: 1	せい Grade: 1	どう Grade: 5	どう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
正正堂堂

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーせー・どーどー [sèéséꜜè dòódóó] (Nakadaka + Heiban – [3]-[0])^[1]

(Tokyo) せーせー・どーどー [sèéséé dòódóꜜò] (Heiban + Nakadaka – [0]-[3])^[1]

(Tokyo) せーせー・どーどー [sèéséꜜè dòódóꜜò] (Nakadaka + Nakadaka – [3]-[3])^[1]

(Tokyo) せーせー・どーどー [sèéséé dòódóó] (Heiban + Heiban – [0]-[0])^[1]

(Tokyo) せーせーどーどー [sèéséꜜè dòòdòò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]^[3]^[4]
(Tokyo) せーせーどーどー [sèéséé dóódóó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːse̞ː do̞ːdo̞ː]

Adjective

正(せい)々(せい)堂(どう)々(どう) • (seiseidōdō) ^{←せいせいだうだう (seiseidaudau)^?}^†-tari (adnominal 正(せい)々(せい)堂(どう)々(どう)とした (seiseidōdō to shita) or 正(せい)々(せい)堂(どう)々(どう)たる (seiseidōdō taru), adverbial 正(せい)々(せい)堂(どう)々(どう)と (seiseidōdō to) or 正(せい)々(せい)堂(どう)々(どう)として (seiseidōdō to shite))

fair and square
正々堂々(せいせいどうどう)と勝(しょう)負(ぶ)や！
Seiseidōdō to shōbu ya!
Let's fight fair and square!

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 “正々堂々 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[SMK7-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NKD2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 “正々堂々 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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