JLPT N3 · な-adjective

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

彼女はじきよくなるだろう。

She will get well soon.

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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

直

straightaway, honesty, franknessチョク・ジキ・ただ.ちに・なお.す · 8 strokes

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.