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Kanji: 直

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
ただちに
なお
なお
なお
 ON 音 
チョク
ジキ
ジカ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
めへん
Meaning:
Straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(なお)
to fix, to repair
N4
(なお)
to be fixed, to be repaired
N3
(じか)
immediately, readily, directly
N3
(じき)
earnestly, immediately, exactly
N3
(しょうじき)
honesty, integrity, frankness
N3
(ただ)ちに
at once, immediately, directly, in person
N3
(ちょくせつ)
direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
N3
()()
straight (ahead), direct, upright
N2
(すいちょく)
vertical, perpendicular
N2
(すなお)
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
N2
(そっちょく)
frankness, candour, openheartedness
N2
(ちょくご)
immediately following
N2
(ちょくせん)
straight line
N2
(ちょくぜん)
just before
N2
(ちょくつう)
direct communication
N2
(ちょくりゅう)
direct current
N2
(ちょっかく)
right angle
N2
(ちょっけい)
diameter
N2
(なかなお)
reconciliation, make peace with
N2
(みなお)
to look again, to get a better opinion of
N1
()
immediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, upright
N1
(そっちょく)
frankness, candour, openheartedness
N1
(ちょくめん)
confrontation
N1
(ちょっかん)
intuition
N1
(でなお)
adjustment, touch up
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