Moto 直: Straightaway; Honesty; FranknessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チョク、ジキ、ジカ
- Kun'yomi
- ただ(ちに)、なお(す)、-なお(す)、なお(る)、なお(き)、す(ぐ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 573 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チョク・ジキ・ジカ)
- 直前ちょくぜんjust before
- 直後ちょくごimmediately following
- 直接ちょくせつdirect; immediate
- 直じきsoon; in a moment
- 率直そっちょくfrank; candid
- 直面ちょくめんconfrontation
- 正直しょうじきhonest; frank
- 直球ちょっきゅうstraight ball (pitch)
- 直径ちょっけいdiameter
- 直線ちょくせんstraight line
- 直接的ちょくせつてきdirect
- 直下ちょっかdirectly under
- 直撃ちょくげきdirect hit
- 直接選挙ちょくせつせんきょdirect election
- 直轄ちょっかつdirect control
- 硬直こうちょくstiffening; rigidity
- 直営ちょくえいdirect management
- 直属ちょくぞくdirect control; direct supervision
- 垂直すいちょくvertical
- 直系ちょっけいdirect descent; direct line
- 直行ちょっこうthrough; non-stop
- 直通ちょくつうdirect line; direct communication
- 一直線いっちょくせんstraight line
- 直接税ちょくせつぜいdirect tax
- 当直とうちょくbeing on duty; being on watch
- 単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうstraight to the point; point-blank
- 司直しちょくjudge; judiciary
- 安直あんちょくinexpensive; cheap
- 実直じっちょくhonest; steady
- 宿直しゅくちょくnight watch; night guard
- 急転直下きゅうてんちょっかsuddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
- 愚直ぐちょくsimple honesty; tactless frankness
- 日直にっちょくday duty; day shift
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 見直しみなおしreview; reconsideration
- 直ちにただちにat once; immediately
- 素直すなおobedient; meek
- 直しなおしcorrection; rectification
- 見直すみなおすto look at again
- 出直しでなおしadjustment; touch up
- 手直してなおしadjustment; tweaking
- 立ち直りたちなおりrecovery; restoration
- 開き直るひらきなおるto become defiant; to fight back
- やり直しやりなおしredoing
- やり直すやりなおすto do over again; to redo
- 世直しよなおしworld reformation
- 仲直りなかなおりreconciliation; make peace with
- 作り直すつくりなおすto remake; to rebuild
- 出直すでなおすto make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf
- 取り直すとりなおすto re-grip; to re-wrestle
- 居直るいなおるto sit upright; to sit up straight
- 思い直すおもいなおすto re-think; to think back upon
- 持ち直すもちなおすto recover; to rally
- 書き直しかきなおしrewriting; rewrite
- 書き直すかきなおすto write out; to make a fair copy
- 洗い直すあらいなおすto wash again
- 直ぐすぐimmediately; at once
- 直ぐさますぐさまimmediately; promptly
- 直ぐにすぐにimmediately; right away
Other readings
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