Kanji 直: "straightaway, honesty, frankness"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 直

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 直すぐにimmediately; right away; at once; instantly
• 直すぐimmediately; at once; right away; directly · soon; before long; shortly
• 正しょう直じきhonest; frank; candid; straightforward · honestly; frankly
• 素す直なおobedient; meek; docile; unaffected · honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
• 直ちょく接せつdirect; immediate; personal; firsthand
• 直なおすto repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.) · to change; to alter; to convert; to translate
• もう直すぐsoon; shortly; before long; nearly
• 直ちょく後ごimmediately following
• 真まっ直すぐstraight (ahead); direct; upright; erect · straightforward; honest; frank
• 直ちょく前ぜんjust before; just prior to · right in front of; just in front of
• 見み直なおすto look at again · to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review
• 向むき直なおるto turn round; to face about; to turn about

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