直 (jiki)
直 (じき, jiki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “soon; in a moment”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- じき
- Romaji
- jiki
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- soon; in a moment; before long; shortly · な-adjective, adverb, noun
- nearby; close · な-adjective, adverb, noun
- direct · noun taking の, noun
- spot transaction; cash transaction · noun taking の, noun
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 直
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 直だ | じきだ jikida |
| Present (polite) | 直です | じきです jikidesu |
| Negative | 直じゃない | じきじゃない jikijanai |
| Past | 直だった | じきだった jikidatta |
| Negative past | 直じゃなかった | じきじゃなかった jikijanakatta |
| Te-form | 直で | じきで jikide |
| Before a noun | 直な | じきな jikina |
| Adverb (~ni) | 直に | じきに jikini |
Kanji in 直
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 直.
直るなおるto get mended直すなおすto repair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
Source: JMdict entry 1581790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.