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直 – straightaway, honesty, frankness
8 strokesTaught in grade 2#246 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 直 means straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョク、ジキ、ジカ (choku, jiki, jika); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ (tadachini, naosu, naosu, naoru, naoki, sugu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チョク | choku |
| On’yomi | ジキ | jiki |
| On’yomi | ジカ | jika |
| Kun’yomi | ただ.ちに | tadachini |
| Kun’yomi | なお.す | naosu |
| Kun’yomi | -なお.す | naosu |
| Kun’yomi | なお.る | naoru |
| Kun’yomi | なお.き | naoki |
| Kun’yomi | す.ぐ | sugu |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109). Components: 十・目・｜・一.
Words using 直
直るなおるto get mended直すなおすto repair直じきsoon直にじかにdirectly正直しょうじきhonest直接ちょくせつdirect直ちにただちにat once垂直すいちょくvertical素直すなおobedient卒直そっちょくfrank率直そっちょくfrank直後ちょくごimmediately following直線ちょくせんstraight line直前ちょくぜんjust before直通ちょくつうdirect line直角ちょっかくright angle直径ちょっけいdiameter仲直りなかなおりreconciliation見直すみなおすto look at again直流ちょくりゅうdirect current直面ちょくめんconfrontation直感ちょっかんintuition出直しでなおしstarting from scratch
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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