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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kunyomi: ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す, なお.る, なお.き, す.ぐ

Onyomi: チョク, ジキ, ジカ

Composition: 十 目

直

Radical

Radical: 目

Reading: め

Meaning: eye

Strokes: 5

⽬

Examples

Examples with audio

直接(ちょくせつ)   direct

直後(ちょくご)   immediately following

直前(ちょくぜん)   just before

直感する(ちょっかんする)   gain intuition

直結する(ちょっけつする)   connect directly

直行便(ちょっこうびん)   direct (nonstop) flight

正直な(しょうじきな)   honest

直に(じきに/じかに)   directly

直す(ただす/なおす)   cure, fix [v.t.]

書き直す(かきなおす)   rewrite

直る(なおる)   be cured, be fixed [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

直 (チョク) direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift

直営 (チョクエイ) direct management

司直 (シチョク) judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities

愚直 (グチョク) simple honesty, tactless frankness

直 (ジキ) soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction

直に (ジキニ) immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily

高直 (コウジキ) expensive, valuable

バカ正直 (バカショウジキ) honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest

直 (ジカ) direct

直に (ジカニ) directly, in person, firsthand

Kunyomi Examples

直ちに (ただちに) at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

直す (なおす) to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo

直る (なおる) to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven

直き (なおき) straight, upright

直木三十五賞 (なおきさんじゅうごしょう) Naoki Prize (literary award)

直ぐ (すぐ) immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward

直ぐさま (すぐさま) immediately, promptly

真直ぐ (ますぐ) straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank

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