直 Kanji – straightaway
The Japanese kanji 直 can mean straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair.
Meaning and Readings
How is 直 read?
直 has the onyomi readings チョク, ジキ, ジカ and the kunyomi readings ただちに, なおす, -なおす, なおる, なおき, すぐ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as choku, jiki, jika, tadachini, naosu, naoru, naoki, sugu.
Common Japanese Words Using 直
These common Japanese words contain 直. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一直線（いっちょくせん） — straight line
- 開き直る（ひらきなおる） — to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 見直し（みなおし） — review, reconsideration, revision
- 見直す（みなおす） — to look at again
- 硬直（こうちょく） — stiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness, ossification, petrification
- 考え直す（かんがえなおす） — to reconsider, to rethink, to reassess
- 思い直す（おもいなおす） — to re-think, to think back upon, to change one's mind
- 持ち直す（もちなおす） — to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up
- 手直し（てなおし） — adjustment, tweaking, improvement, modification, tinkering, minor alteration, correction
- 出直し（でなおし） — starting from scratch, making a fresh start, redoing