堂々
どうどう
magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Taru adjective, Adverb (-to)
magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately- fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen
Adverb (-to)
grandly; boldly; confidently- fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly
Example sentences
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Walk tall, son.
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He carries himself regally.
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He delivered his speech splendidly.
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He stood tall even under criticism.
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He bore himself well at the ceremony.
More examples (6)
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The old man had a noble countenance.
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The general's massive presence awes everyone.
ボートの操作者は禁煙の表示にも関わらず、堂々といつも吸っていた。
Despite "No Smoking" signs, the boat operator was brazenly smoking all the time.
どんなに優雅で堂々とした既存のビルも、今や、その怪物のわきでは、ちょっと滑稽にさえ見えるほど痛ましいまでに小さくなってしまうだろう。
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
常に取り壊される危険にさらされているのは、それほど重要かどうか決定しがたい場合である。つまり、実際、芸術的価値や歴史的価値はないかもしれないが、心情的に人々が愛着を持ち、愛するようになった堂々とした昔の建物の場合である。
It is the borderline cases that are always in danger: the dignified buildings of the past which may possess no real artistic or historic value, but which people have become sentimentally attached to and have grown to love.
教室でどうどうとタバコをすう高校生たちとそれを注意できない教師たちは罰を受けることになります。
High school students who flagrantly smoke in class and the teachers who can't caution them will be punished.