Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: eye

Strokes: 5

Examples

Examples with audio

接(ちょくせつ)   direct

後(ちょくご)   immediately following

前(ちょくぜん)   just before

感する(ちょっかんする)   gain intuition

結する(ちょっけつする)   connect directly

行便(ちょっこうびん)   direct (nonstop) flight

な(しょうじきな)   honest

に(じきに/じかに)   directly

す(ただす/なおす)   cure, fix [v.t.]

書きす(かきなおす)   rewrite

る(なおる)   be cured, be fixed [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

チョク direct, in person, frankness, honesty, simplicity, cheerfulness, correctness, being straight, night duty, shift (e.g. in a factory)

チョクエイ direct management

シチョク judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities

グチョク simple honesty, tactless frankness

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

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

コウジキ expensive, valuable

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

ジカ direct

ジカニ directly, in person, firsthand

Kunyomi Examples

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

治す なおす to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair, to do over again, to replace, to put back as it was, to convert (into a different state), to transform

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

なおき straight, upright

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

ぐさま すぐさま immediately, promptly

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