単刀直入、短刀直入
たんとうちょくにゅう
tantouchokunyuu
JMdict entry #1417770
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はそれについて単刀直入だ。
kare ha sore ni tsui te tantou chokunyuu da 。
He is very direct about it.
彼の話し方は無礼といってもよいほどに単刀直入だ。
kare no hanashi kata ha burei to ixtsu te mo yoi hodo ni tantou chokunyuu da 。
His manner of speaking is direct to the point of rudeness.
もっと単刀直入に言ってくれないかな。隔靴掻痒の感なきにしもあらずだよ。
motto tantou chokunyuu ni ixtsu te kure nai ka na 。 kakka souyou no kan naki ni shimo ara zu da yo 。
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
単刀直入に尋ねたよ。
tantou chokunyuu ni tazune ta yo 。
I asked him point-blank.