漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
直: straightaway, honesty
Also: frankness, fix, repair
十 and 目 carry the meaning
Four readings, and the words that use each
チョクchoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 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
ジキjiki · on'yomi
- 正直なしょうじきなhonest
- 直にじきに/じかにdirectly
なおすnaosu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 直すただす/なおすcure, fix [v.t.]
- 書き直すかきなおすrewrite
なおるnaoru · kun'yomi
- 直るなおるbe cured, be fixed [v.i.]
Also read ジカ, ただちに, -なおす, なおき, すぐ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)目 eye + 丨 ?
Oracle bone script: Ideogrammic compound (會意): 目 (“eye”) + 丨 (“?”).
Source: Wiktionary, 直 (rev. 92535737), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the world through this upright window! This is an eye standing tall.”
Connections
直 gives its sound to
The family reading is チ (chi). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Also read チョク
2 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read ジキ
1 kanji shares this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhí
Same form: 直 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 直 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 直 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhí most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.