Japanese symbol for “correctly”
正しく
ただしく
Romaji: tadashiku
right; rightly; correctly; properly
In Japanese, correctly is 正しく, read ただしく (tadashiku).
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Meanings
- adv right; rightly; correctly; properly; accurately
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “correctly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| きちんきちん | きちんきちん kichinkichin | correctly; properly; accurately |
| 責任を持って | せきにんをもって sekinin'omotte | responsibly; properly; correctly |
| きちきち | きちきち kichikichi | precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honest; frank; candid |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
| 改正 | かいせい kaisei | revision; amendment; alteration |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
| 正式 | せいしき seishiki | formal; official; regular |
| 不正 | ふせい fusei | injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing |
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.