まっとう

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
全う
真っ当
完う

Etymology

/mat̚taku//mat̚taũ//mat̚tɔː//mat̚toː/

From 全く (mattaku, completely), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of adjective 全い (mattai, complete, perfect). The sense shift to “proper, respectable” is indicated by the ateji (当て字) spelling 真っ当, which reanalyses the term as 真っ (mat̚-, intensifying prefix) +‎ (, right, proper).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っとー [màttóó] (Heiban – [0])[1] for verb and adjectival senses
  • (Tokyo) っと [màttóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1] for the adjectival sense
  • IPA(key): [ma̠t̚to̞ː]

Adverb

まっとう (mattōまつたう (matutau)?

  1. (archaic) 全う: Synonym of 全く (mattaku, completely)

Verb

まっとうする (mattō suruまつたう (matutau)?suru (stem まっとう (mattōsuru shi), past まっとうした (mattōsuru shita))

  1. 全う, 完う: to complete, finish, accomplish, fulfill
    (にん)()(まっと)うする
    ninmu o mattō suru
    to complete a mission
    Synonyms: 完遂 (kansui), 完了 (kanryō‎)
    Antonyms: 打ち切る (uchikiru), 止める (yameru)

Conjugation

Adjective

まっとう (mattōまつたう (matutau)?-na (adnominal まっとう (mattō na na), adverbial まっとう (mattō ni ni))

  1. 真っ当, 全う, 完う: honest, proper, decent, just

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN