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Stroke Count
8 Strokes
Radical
目 + 3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings
Kun'yomi: なお.す、なお.る、ただ.ちに。(Jouyou Reading)
のう、す.ぐ、なお.き、のお、すぐ、あたい、-なお.す。
On'yomi: ジキ、ジカ。(Go-on Reading)
チョク。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 直

Dictionary Entries for 直

jiki
na adjective, adverb, noun
  1. soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
  2. nearby; close
no adjective, noun
  1. direct
  2. spot transaction; cash transaction

nao
na adjective
  1. straight
  2. ordinary; common
  3. doing nothing

hita
prefix
  1. earnestly; immediately; exactly

choku
na adjective, adverb, noun
  1. direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight
  2. night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)

atai
atae
ataie
noun
  1. Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)

jika
noun, used as a prefix, no adjective, noun
  1. direct

tada
na adjective, noun, adverb
  1. straight; direct

ne
noun
  1. price; cost
  2. value; worth; merit

Stroke Order Diagrams for 直

Construction of Character for 直

Radicals and parts present in 直
» Radical eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
» Part one, one radical (no.1)
» Part ten
» Part
Origin and construction of 直

Kanji related to 直

  • 貿

Meanings in Other Languages for 直

French
  1. droit devant, directement, honnêteté, franchise, réparer, guérir, tout de suite
Portuguese
  1. retidão, honestidade, franqueza, consertar, reparo
Spanish
  1. derecho, recto, correcto, de inmediato, arreglar, reparar, arreglarse, repararse

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