直 — straight, fix, direct

なお直 straight

U+76F4 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #246 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #73 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

straight
fix
direct
honest

word

ただ tada Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

直(ただ) ちに tadachini immediately

なお nao Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

直(なお) す naosu to fix 見(み) 直(なお) し minaoshi review 素(す) 直(なお) sunao honest 見(み) 直(なお) す minaosu to review

じき jiki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

正(しょう) 直(じき) shoujiki honest 直(じき) jiki soon

ちょく choku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

直(ちょく) 接(せつ) chokusetsu direct 直(ちょく) 後(ご) chokugo immediately after 直(ちょく) 前(ぜん) chokuzen just before 率(そっ) 直(ちょく) socchoku frank 直(ちょく) 面(めん) chokumen confrontation 直(ちょっ) 感(かん) chokkan intuition 直(ちょく) 接(せつ) 的(てき) chokusetsuteki direct

Stroke order

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