律儀な
richigi-na adj
律儀
richigi n
Conscientious is most likely
A friend of mine once asked ”What is Richigi in Ehglish？” My answer was ”nice,” which gave me a feeling that there had to be a better one.This was not wrong, but did not hit the mark either.
So I looked it up,and the answer is…
conscientious
According to some dictionaries and explanations on the net, I think this is the best one.
Words below are alternatives:
trustworthy
dutiful
honest
proper
Japanese richigi contains many meanings, for me,it seems to have all meanings above.
In Japanese, 律儀な人 or a conscientious person, is almost 100％ compliment. It has more positive connotaion than “good” or “nice”.
The reason why I put “almost” is that 律儀な rarely has implications like these:
gullible
foolishly honest
honest to a fault
But still, these words do not describe one’s character as evil.
