Meaning of 虚心坦懐(きょしんたんかい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 虚心坦懐

Kana Reading きょしんたんかい

Romaji kyoshintankai

Example Sentences

虚心坦懐, きょしんたんかい used in context

面接(めんせつ)では、虚心坦懐(きょしんたんかい)に話す(はなす)ことが必要(ひつよう)だ。

You have to be up-front and candid at interviews.
極端に(きょくたん)言う(いう)と、彼(あれ)は、自己(じこ)のテーゼに完全に(かんぜん)自信(じしん)を持っている(もつ)ものが発揮(はっき)できる虚心坦懐さ(きょしんたんかい)で書いて(かく)はいないのである。

He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.
虚心坦懐(きょしんたんかい)に話し合った(はなしあう)。

We talked quite frankly.
虚心坦懐(きょしんたんかい)に申し上げる(もうしあげる)。今(いま)から言う(いう)ことは、言葉どおり(ことばどおり)に受け取って(うけとる)ほしい。

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.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

懐 JLPT 1

pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast

On: カイ, エ

Kun: 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

16 strokes

虚 JLPT 1

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

On: キョ, コ

Kun: むな.しい, うつ.ろ

11 strokes

心 JLPT 4

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

On: シン

Kun: こころ, -ごころ

4 strokes

坦

level, wide

On: タン

Kun: たいら

8 strokes

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