"正々堂々" meaning in Japanese

See 正々堂々 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [se̞ːse̞ː do̞ːdo̞ː] Forms: 正々堂々 ^^†-tari [canonical] (ruby: (せい), (せい), (どう), (どう)), seiseidōdō [romanization], seiseidaudau [romanization], 正々堂々とした [adnominal] (ruby: (せい), (せい), (どう), (どう)), 正々堂々たる [adnominal] (ruby: (せい), (せい), (どう), (どう)), 正々堂々と [adverbial] (ruby: (せい), (せい), (どう), (どう)), 正々堂々として [adverbial] (ruby: (せい), (せい), (どう), (どう)), 正正堂堂 [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-adj|せいせいどうどう|hhira=せいせいだうだう|type=tari}} 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))
  1. fair and square
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          "正",
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          "english": "Let's fight fair and square!",
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              "正々堂々",
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      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせーどーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせーどーどー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ːse̞ː do̞ːdo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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          "々",
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          "堂",
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        [
          "々",
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      "form": "seiseidōdō",
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          "正",
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          "々",
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          "堂",
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          "々",
          "どう"
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      "form": "正々堂々たる",
      "roman": "seiseidōdō taru",
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          "正",
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          "々",
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          "々",
          "どう"
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    {
      "form": "正々堂々と",
      "roman": "seiseidōdō to",
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          "正",
          "せい"
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        [
          "々",
          "せい"
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        [
          "堂",
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        [
          "々",
          "どう"
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    {
      "form": "正々堂々として",
      "roman": "seiseidōdō to shite",
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          "正",
          "せい"
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        [
          "々",
          "せい"
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          "堂",
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        [
          "々",
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      "form": "正正堂堂",
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        "1": "せいせいどうどう",
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        "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 々",
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        "Japanese terms spelled with 正 read as せい",
        "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
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        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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          "english": "Let's fight fair and square!",
          "roman": "Seiseidōdō to shōbu ya!",
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              "正々堂々",
              "せいせいどうどう"
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    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせー・どーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせーどーどー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せーせーどーどー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ːse̞ː do̞ːdo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "正々堂々"
}

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