直 — straight, fix, direct
じき
直
straight
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
U+76F4
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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
Readings
- On'yomi
- ちょく choku じき jiki じか jika
- Kun'yomi
- ただ tada なお nao す su
word
しき ・じき shiki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
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).
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).
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).
す su 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).
ちょっ cho 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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (4)
Compound ideograph (会意). 目 (eye) with a vertical element suggesting straightness. The eye looking straight ahead — direct, honest.