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Kanji Detail for 直 - "straight, honest, direct"

直

  • Meaning

    直 means "straight, honest, direct."

    1. Straight - Not curved; direct.

    2. Honest - Truthful; sincere.

    3. Correct - To fix; to make right.

    4. Immediately - Right away; at once.

    5. Value - Worth; price.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    straight, erect, vertical

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of curved. From this point to that point, taking the shortest route is called 直. The method is stretching a rope taut. As the standard of straightness. Hence called 繩直 (rope straight). 爽直 (frank), 直捷 (direct), all follow this meaning. | Without partiality. Such as saying 公平正直 (fair and upright). | To extend. The opposite of 枉 (crooked). In lawsuits, when reason is suppressed is 枉. When reason is extended is 直. Hence being able to present one's grievance is called 得直. | Direct. Without meandering or twisting. Such as 直接 (direct contact), 直達 (direct arrival) and such. | A particle. Only. (Mencius) "Only it was not a hundred paces." Also a determinative word. Precisely. Actually. Such as saying "When flowers can be picked, one should simply pick them." | To wait. Such as 入直 (enter duty), 當直 (be on duty). Referring to officials who stay overnight at their posts. | Same as 值. 價值 (value) was originally written as 直. Receiving appropriate compensation for labor is also called 直. Such as 給直 (pay), 受直 (receive payment) and such.
  • Onyomitip

    chi(ち) ち

    choku(ちょく) ちょく

    jiki(じき) じき

  • Kunyomitip

    atai(あたい) あたい

    hita(ひたい) ひたい

    jika(じか) じか

    nao.ru(なおる) なおる

    nao.su(なおす) なおす

    sugu(すぐ) すぐ

    tada.chini(ただちに) ただちに

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords
    straight direct honest sincere truthful correct fix repair immediately prompt value worth upright frank candid forthright genuine true right proper

Sentences including 直

  • Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

  • Why can't you take things just as they are?

  • How long will it take for alterations?

  • I think that he is honest.

  • I'd like to have your answer right away.

  • When i understood him i thought better of him.

  • We started it again right after dinner.

  • Bill is honest all the time.

  • John seems very honest by nature.

  • She was at one time faced with the problem.

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