Jisho

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直

8 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
一 ｜ 十 目
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Kun:
ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
On:
チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
  • 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
  • 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
  • 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
  • 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
  • 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
  • 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
  • バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
  • 直 【ジカ】 direct
  • 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand

Kun reading compounds

  • 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
  • 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
  • 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
  • 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
  • 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
  • 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
  • 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
  • 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank

Readings

Japanese names:
すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi2
Korean:
jig

Spanish

  • derecho
  • recto
  • correcto
  • de inmediato
  • arreglar
  • reparar
  • arreglarse
  • repararse

Portuguese

  • retidão
  • honestidade
  • franqueza
  • consertar
  • reparo

French

  • droit devant
  • directement
  • honnêteté
  • franchise
  • réparer
  • guérir
  • tout de suite
472 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
192 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
349 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
775 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
304 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
758 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
988 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
423 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
220 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1377 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3649 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23136 Morohashi
2932 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3908 New Nelson (John Haig)
73 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
214 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
162 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1575 2001 Kanji
2k6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-7 SKIP code
2-2-6 SKIP code
4071.6 Four corner code
1-36-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76f4 Unicode hex code

接

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
女 扎 立
Variants:
擑
touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Kun:
つ.ぐ
On:
セツ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 接続 【セツゾク】 connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link, changing trains, conjunction
  • 切断 【セツダン】 cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
  • 溶接 【ヨウセツ】 welding
  • 応接 【オウセツ】 reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
  • 接心 【セッシン】 concentration, period of intensive zazen

Kun reading compounds

  • 接ぐ 【つぐ】 to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (onto a tree)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie1
Korean:
jeob

Spanish

  • acercarse
  • aproximarse
  • unir
  • conectar
  • entretener
  • dar la bienvenida
  • contactar

Portuguese

  • tocar
  • contato
  • juntar
  • pedir juntamente

French

  • joindre
  • toucher
  • contact
  • recoller (morceaux)
652 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
753 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
730 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1951 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
417 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
579 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1548 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.1 Japanese for Busy People
486 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
495 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
748 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
905 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
607 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
460 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
679 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12280 Morohashi
500 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213 New Nelson (John Haig)
672 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
725 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
399 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
740 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1369 2001 Kanji
3c8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5004.4 Four corner code
1-32-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a5 Unicode hex code

的

8 strokes
Radical:
white 白
Parts:
丶 勹 白
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Kun:
まと
On:
テキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
  • 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
  • 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
  • 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made

Kun reading compounds

  • 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
  • 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
  • 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
  • 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target

Readings

Japanese names:
いくは、 ゆくは
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
de5, di2, di4
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • objetivo
  • propósito
  • sufijo para formar adjetivos

Portuguese

  • Centro do alvo
  • marca
  • alvo
  • objeto

French

  • cible
  • but
  • objectif
  • terminaison d'adjectif
478 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
578 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
551 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
372 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
753 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
635 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.20 Japanese for Busy People
210 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1364 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1444 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
69 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22692 Morohashi
1125 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3867 New Nelson (John Haig)
69 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
73 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
511 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
852 2001 Kanji
4c4.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
2762.0 Four corner code
1-37-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7684 Unicode hex code