直 — kanji meaning “straightaway”
直
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
- Meanings
- straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
- On'yomi
- チョク (choku)、ジキ (jiki)、ジカ (jika)
- Kun'yomi
- ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ
- Name readings
- すぐ、なお、のう、のお
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #246 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- zhí — Chinese character page
Words with 直
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honest; frank; candid |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん chokuzen | just before; just prior to |
| 素直 | すなお sunao | obedient; meek; docile |
| 直ちに | ただちに tadachini | at once; immediately; right away |
| 直径 | ちょっけい chokkei | diameter |
| 直線 | ちょくせん chokusen | straight line |
| 率直 | そっちょく sotchoku | frank; candid; straightforward |
| 直撃 | ちょくげき chokugeki | direct hit |
| 見直し | みなおし minaoshi | review; reconsideration; revision |
| 見直す | みなおす minaosu | to look at again |
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