Definition of 虚心坦懐 (きょしんたんかい)

きょしんたんかい

虚心坦懐

きょしんたんかい

kyoshintankai

noun
•
with an open and calm mind, with no preconceived notions, without reserve, frank, candid(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
虚 void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
心 heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
坦 level, wide
懐 pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast
Example sentences(showing 4 results)

He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis

めんせつ
面接
、
きょしんたんかい
虚心坦懐
はな
話す
ひつよう
必要
You have to be up-front and candid at interviews

きょしんたんかい
虚心坦懐
。
いま
今から
、
ことばどお
言葉どおり
I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value

きょしんたんかい
虚心坦懐
We talked quite frankly