JLPT N3 · な-adjective

直接 (chokusetsu)

直接 (ちょくせつ, chokusetsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “direct; immediate”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちょくせつ
Romaji: chokusetsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand · な-adjective, noun, noun taking の, adverb

Example sentences

彼女に直接言ったらどうですか。

Why don't you tell her directly?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 直接

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	直接だ	ちょくせつだ chokusetsuda
Present (polite)	直接です	ちょくせつです chokusetsudesu
Negative	直接じゃない	ちょくせつじゃない chokusetsujanai
Past	直接だった	ちょくせつだった chokusetsudatta
Negative past	直接じゃなかった	ちょくせつじゃなかった chokusetsujanakatta
Te-form	直接で	ちょくせつで chokusetsude
Before a noun	直接な	ちょくせつな chokusetsuna
Adverb (~ni)	直接に	ちょくせつに chokusetsuni

Kanji in 直接

直

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

接

touch, contact, adjoinセツ・ショウ・つ.ぐ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 直接.

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 1431110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.