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Kanji Detail for 直 - "straight, honest, to fix"

直

  • Meaning

    直 means "straight, honest, to fix."

    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.

  • Words using 直

    • 見直し みなおし Listen review; reconsideration; revision
    • 直前 ちょくぜん Listen just before; just prior to; right in front of
    • 直後 ちょくご Listen immediately following
    • 直接 ちょくせつ Listen direct; immediate; personal
    • 直面 ちょくめん Listen confrontation; to face; to confront
    • 直ちに ただちに Listen at once; immediately; right away
    • 正直 しょうじき Listen honest; frank; candid
    • 直球 ちょっきゅう Listen straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

  • Four-character idioms with 直

    • 単刀直入 たんとうちょくにゅう Listen straight to the point; point-blank; frank
    • 急転直下 きゅうてんちょっか Listen suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
    • 垂直思考 すいちょくしこう Listen rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions; vertical thinking; linear thinking
    • 懸腕直筆 けんわんちょくひつ Listen calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
    • 是非曲直 ぜひきょくちょく Listen rights and wrongs (of a case); relative merits (of a case)
    • 正邪曲直 せいじゃきょくちょく Listen right and wrong; right or wrong

  • Tattoo check: 直

    • Verified meaning: straight, honest, to fix
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あたい, あたえ, じき, すぐる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 直

    Given names 直(すぐる)Listen 直(すすむ)Listen 直(すなお)Listen 直(ただ)Listen 直(ただし)Listen 直(ただす)Listen 直(ちょく)Listen 直(なお)Listen

    Surnames 直(あたい)Listen 直(あたえ)Listen 直(じき)Listen 直(すな)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choku(チョク) チョク

    jika(ジカ) ジカ

    jiki(ジキ) ジキ

  • Kunyomi

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    nao.ki(なお-き) なお-き

    nao.ru(なお-る) なお-る

    nao.su(なお-す) なお-す

    su.gu(すぐ) すぐ

    tadachini(ただ-ちに) ただ-ちに

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords

    straight honest to fix correct direct extend immediately return steadfast value accurate blunt candid forthright frank genuine precise resolute sincere true trustworthy truthful unswerving

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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