直
straight, fix
JLPT N3 Grade 2 8 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る
- On'yomi
- チョク・ジキ・ジカ
- Radical
- 目 · eye (eye, look)
直 means "straight, fix". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョク・ジキ・ジカ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.
直 in example sentences
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Words that use 直
- 真っ直ぐ straight
- 直す to fix, to repair, to correct
- 直る to be fixed, to be repaired
- 仲直り reconciliation
- 素直 obedient, honest, frank
- 正直 honest
- 率直 frank, candid
- 直行 going direct, nonstop
- 率直さ frankness
- 見直す to review, to reassess
- 作り直す to remake
- やり直す to redo, to start over
- 立て直す to rebuild, to restore
- 立ち直る to recover, to bounce back
- 持ち直す to recover, to rally
- 直ちに immediately, at once
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Common questions
- What does the kanji 直 mean?
- 直 means "straight, fix". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 直 have?
- 直 is written in 8 strokes.
- How is 直 read?
- It is read ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and チョク・ジキ・ジカ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 直?
- 直 is a JLPT N3 kanji.