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📖 English Meaning

candid, directness, closely, reliable, square, direct, immediate, frankness

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
ちょく すなお ただし じき なお なおき なおし つよし あたい あたえ ただ ね ひた じか
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Romaji:
choku sunao tadashi jiki nao naoki naoshi tsuyoshi atai atae tada ne hita jika
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On'yomi:
チョク、ジキ <外>チ
Kun'yomi:
ただ(ちに)、なお(す)、なお(る) <外>じか、すぐ、あたい、ひた
Character Meanings
straight, erect, vertical
Radical
め・めへん
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Compound Words with 直
直々 じきじき
直ぐ すぐ
直し なおし
直し立つ なおしたつ
直す なおす
直せ なおせ
直ち ただち
直ちに ただちに
Related Words
直々 personally, directly
直ぐ right away, unbent, immediately, nearby, quick, soon, readily, square, direct, straight
直ぐと immediately, right away, directly, outright
直ぐに outright, immediately, right away
直ぐ様 immediately, readily, right away, quick
Famous People with this Kanji
タレント 花倉直子 (はなくらなおこ)
俳優 河野直樹 (こうのなおき)
女優 しみず直子 (しみずなおこ)

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