直 (tadachini) Kanji Meaning: "Straightaway" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Ten eyes all looking dead straight: straight, honest.

直 means straightaway

honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Ten eyes all looking dead straight: straight, honest.

On'yomi

  • チョクchoku
  • ジキjiki
  • ジカjika

Kun'yomi

  • ただ(ちに)tadachini
  • なお(す)naosu
  • なお(る)naoru
  • なお(き)naoki
  • す(ぐ)sugu

How it's built

  • 十ten
  • 目eye

Common words

  • 直じきsoon; in a moment
  • 直後ちょくごimmediately following
  • 直進ちょくしんgoing straight on; going straight ahead
  • 直にじかにdirectly; in person

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