直 - straight, fix, repair

Kanji

〈 86 of 160 〉

Meaning

straight, fix, repair

Onyomi

チョク、ジキ、ジカ

Kunyomi

ただ、なお

Radical

め

eye

Strokes

Grade

Kodansha

1862

Classic Nelson

775

Hint

It takes ten 十 pairs of eyes 目 to fix a corner Image of kanji fragment

not made at a right angle.

Kanji alive

Examples

直接（ちょくせつ）

direct

直後（ちょくご）

immediately following

直前（ちょくぜん）

just before

直感する（ちょっかんする）

gain intuition

直結する（ちょっけつする）

connect directly

直行便（ちょっこうびん）

direct (nonstop) flight

正直な（しょうじきな）

honest

直に（じきに/じかに）

directly

直す（ただす/なおす）

cure, fix [v.t.]

書き直す（かきなおす）

rewrite

直る（なおる）

be cured, be fixed [v.i.]

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メーニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

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Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation	Use the `spacebar` or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke	Use the `Shift` + `←` or `Shift` + `→` keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation	Use the `Shift` + `r` keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples	Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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