直ちょく入にゅう

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

entering directly; going straight in

Often used in the set phrase 単刀直入 (tantōchokunyū, 'cutting to the chase'), but can appear independently in formal or written contexts for entering a place or topic without preliminaries.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
入enter, insert

Similar words

単たん刀とう直ちょく入にゅう
A common four-character idiom meaning 'cutting to the chase' or 'getting straight to the point'. 直入 is the core action of entering directly, while 単刀直入 is the idiomatic expression.

Etymology

Compound of 直 (choku, 'direct') and 入 (nyū, 'enter'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation.