Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Word family· 11 directly; in person; firsthand
direct sowing; direct seeding; direct planting
open fire; direct flame; direct heat
using one's own chopsticks to take food from a shared dish
direct talks; personal account
Show 6 more Show fewer direct hardware access; hitting the hardware directly
direct planting of a cutting; sticking a cutting directly into soil
broiling over an open fire; direct-fire grilling
wearing directly on bare skin
drinking directly from a container
direct link; hotlink
Written forms 直じか Usage 69%
Standard kanji form for the prefix/noun meaning 'direct'.
じか Usage 31%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji might be misread as ちょく .
Etymology The reading じか is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of the kanji 直 , which broadly means 'straight' or 'direct'. The prefix/noun usage is an extension of this core meaning.
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