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Kanji 直: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 直: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Key takeaways

Kanji 直: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

straightawayhonestyfranknessfixrepair

On reading

チョクジキジカ

Kun reading

ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 直

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

十 + 目

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine ten (十) eyes (目) staring intently at something to check if it is perfectly straight. With so many eyes watching, it represents the need to be honest and fix any errors to make them right.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チョク
  • 率直そっちょく

    frankness / openness / sincerity

  • 直面ちょくめん

    confrontation / facing a problem

  • 垂直すいちょく

    vertical / perpendicular

  • 卒直そっちょく

    frankness / candor / openness

  • 直後ちょくご

    immediately after / right after

  • 直線ちょくせん

    straight line

  • 直前ちょくぜん

    just before / immediately before

  • 直通ちょくつう

    direct connection / non-stop service

Kun reading

ただ.ちに
  • 直ぐすぐ

    immediately / soon / right nearby / honestly

  • 見直すみなおす

    to reevaluate / to reconsider

  • 直ちにただちに

    immediately / at once

  • 真っ直ぐまっすぐ

    straight / direct / upright

  • 直すなおす

    to fix / to repair

  • 直るなおる

    to be fixed / to be repaired

Commonly used words

  • 率直
    そっちょく

    frankness / openness / sincerity

  • 直面
    ちょくめん

    confrontation / facing a problem

  • 垂直
    すいちょく

    vertical / perpendicular

  • 卒直
    そっちょく

    frankness / candor / openness

  • 直後
    ちょくご

    immediately after / right after

  • 直線
    ちょくせん

    straight line

  • 直ぐ
    すぐ

    immediately / soon / right nearby / honestly

  • 見直す
    みなおす

    to reevaluate / to reconsider

  • 直ちに
    ただちに

    immediately / at once

  • 真っ直ぐ
    まっすぐ

    straight / direct / upright

  • 直す
    なおす

    to fix / to repair

  • 直る
    なおる

    to be fixed / to be repaired

Example sentences

Example 1

すぐに帰ります。

Translation

I will go home immediately.

Example 2

駅はすぐそこです。

Translation

The station is right nearby.

Example 3

な意見を聞かせてください。

Translation

Please tell me your frank opinion.

Example 4

彼は率に話す人です。

Translation

He is a person who speaks frankly.

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