開き直る November 8, 2022 Yomi ひらきなおる Rōmaji hiraki naoru Type standard Meaning Complicated Meanings of 開き直る (hiraki naoru) in Japanese Related Articles: Complicated Meanings of 開き直る (hiraki naoru) in Japanese開き直る (ひらきなおる, hiraki naoru) is one of the standard Japanese words that are difficult to translate in English. Its general meaning is ‘to admit something negative and start to show a bold attitude’.