直
直 — Straightaway
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
On’yomiチョク (choku)
On’yomiジキ (jiki)
On’yomiジカ (jika)
Kun’yomiただちに (tadachini)
Kun’yomiなおす (naosu)
Kun’yomi-なおす (naosu)
Kun’yomiなおる (naoru)
Kun’yomiなおき (naoki)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 直
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見直し | みなおし minaoshi | review; reconsideration; revision |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 直前 | ちょくぜん chokuzen | just before; just prior to; right in front of |
| 直 | じき jiki | soon; in a moment; before long |
| 直ちに | ただちに tadachini | at once; immediately; right away |
Study notes
直 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #246 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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