Japanese symbol for “candidly”
腹蔵なく
ふくぞうなく
Romaji: fukuzounaku
without reserve; frankly; candidly; freely
In Japanese, candidly is 腹蔵なく, read ふくぞうなく (fukuzounaku).
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Meanings
- adv, exp without reserve; frankly; candidly; freely; openly
Written forms: 腹蔵なく、腹蔵無く. Readings: ふくぞうなく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “candidly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シャキッと | シャキッと shakitto | candidly; frankly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空腹 | くうふく kuufuku | empty stomach; hunger |
| 満腹 | まんぷく manpuku | full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill |
| 切腹 | せっぷく seppuku | seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment |
| 腹部 | ふくぶ fukubu | abdomen; abdominal region; belly |
| 裏腹 | うらはら urahara | opposite; reverse; contrary |
| お腹 | おなか onaka | belly; abdomen; stomach |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ reizouko | refrigerator; fridge |
| 大蔵 | おおくら ookura | Ministry of Finance |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.