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One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.
直 means "straight, direct, honest."
Straight - Not bent or curved
Honest - Being truthful and sincere.
Direct - Without anything or anyone in between.
Fix - To make something right or correct.
Extend - To make something longer or wider.
Hit - To come into contact with something.
Immediately - Without delay.
Value - Price or worth of something.
Deserve - To have value or worth.
Return - To go back to the original state.
Steadfast - Unwavering and determined.
Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.
どうしてあなたって素直じゃないの?
Why can't you take things just as they are?
直しはどれくらいかかりますか。
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.
ビルはいつも正直だ。
Bill is honest all the time.
John seems very honest by nature.
She was at one time faced with the problem.
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもすべての人間に対して、若い血がこう素直に働こうとは思わなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかしその私だけにはこの直感が後になって事実の上に証拠立てられたのだから、私は若々しいといわれても、馬鹿げていると笑われても、それを見越した自分の直覚をとにかく頼もしくまた嬉しく思っている。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
打ち明けてみようかと考えたり、止した方が好かろうかと思い直したりする動揺が、妙に私の様子をそわそわさせた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生に限らず、奥さんに限らず、二人とも私に比べると、一時代前の因襲のうちに成人したために、そういう艶っぽい問題になると、正直に自分を開放するだけの勇気がないのだろうと考えた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
正直にいって私には分らないのよ」「じゃ奥さんは先生をどのくらい愛していらっしゃるんですか。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは先生に聞くよりむしろ奥さんに伺っていい質問ですから、あなたに伺います」「何もそんな事を開き直って聞かなくっても好いじゃありませんか」「真面目くさって聞くがものはない。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ただ頭というのはあまりに冷やか過ぎるから、私は胸といい直したい。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「これでも元は財産家なんですよ、君」といい直した先生は、次に私の顔を見て微笑した」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生のようにごろごろばかりしていちゃ……」「ごろごろばかりしていやしないさ」先生はちょっと顔だけ向け直して、奥さんの言葉を否定した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は仕方がないから、母をそのままにしておいて直接父に向かった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は突然立って帯を締め直して、袂の中へ先生の手紙を投げ込んだ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はどう考え直しても、この従妹を妻にする気にはなれませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
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Onyomi, also known as the "Sino-Japanese reading," is one of the two main reading systems for kanji characters in Japanese. It refers to the reading of a kanji character that is derived from the original Chinese pronunciation.
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