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KanjiN3Grade 2 · 小28 strokesRadical 目#246 in newspapers

直 · straightaway, honesty

直 is a kanji meaning straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • チョクchoku
  • ジキjiki
  • ジカjika

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ただちにtadachini
  • なおすnaosu
  • -なおす-naosu
  • なおるnaoru
  • なおきnaoki
  • すぐsugu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 直 · 22 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 直
WordReadingMeaningLevel
直るなおるto be fixedN4
直すなおすto correct (v.t.); to fixN4
直にじかにimmediately, readily, directlyN3
直じきimmediately, soon, shortlyN3
正直しょうじきhonesty, integrity, franknessN3
直ちにただちにat once, immediatelyN3
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More words that use 直
WordReadingMeaningLevel
直接ちょくせつdirect, immediate, firsthandN3
垂直すいちょくvertical, perpendicularN2
素直すなおobedient, meek, docileN2
率直そっちょくfrank, candid, honestN2
直後ちょくごimmediately followingN2
直線ちょくせんstraight lineN2
直前ちょくぜんjust beforeN2
直通ちょくつうdirect connectionN2
直流ちょくりゅうdirect currentN2
直角ちょっかくright angleN2
直径ちょっけいdiameterN2
仲直りなかなおりreconciliation, make peace withN2
見直すみなおすto look over again, to reviewN2
直面ちょくめんconfrontationN1
直感ちょっかんintuition, instinctN1
出直しでなおしadjustment, touch upN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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