Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 直ちょく 接せつ 会あ う to meet someone in person, directly
I want to meet him directly and talk, not just email.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 直ちょく 接せつ 聞き く to ask someone directly
Please ask the person directly for the details.
〈 事こと 〉 に 直ちょく 接せつ 関かん 係けい する to be directly related to something
This issue is directly related to the accident this time.
〈 事こと 〉 に 直ちょく 接せつ 影えい 響きょう を 与あた える to have a direct impact on something
Changes in temperature have a direct impact on crop growth.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Related words· 7 直接 is the standard な -adjective/adverb for 'directly', while じかに is a more colloquial adverb emphasizing personal, unmediated contact.
直接 is a neutral word for 'directly' in any context, while まとも (as まともに ) adds a nuance of facing something head-on, often physically or forcefully.
直接 is a broad adverb meaning 'directly' in any context, while 手渡し specifically means physically handing something to a person rather than sending it another way.
直接 is the native Japanese term for 'direct' and is used in formal or written contexts, while ダイレクト is a loanword favored in casual, marketing, or tech contexts.
Show 3 more Show fewer 直接 is an adverb/noun meaning 'directly' or 'in person', while 直接的 is a na-adjective describing the quality of being direct, often modifying abstract nouns like relationship or cause.
直接 is the standard, fully general word for 'direct/directly', while 直 is a shorter, more colloquial or business-flavored variant often seen as 直で .
直接 is the general, everyday word for 'direct' or 'directly', while 直 (じき ) in this sense appears mainly in fixed compounds like 直の弟子 or 直の上司 .
Opposites 直接 means direct or firsthand, while 間接 means indirect or mediated through something else.
直接 means 'directly, straightforwardly', the opposite of それとなく , which means conveying something indirectly or without stating it outright.
Word family· 51 direct; straightforward
direct access; random access
direct death; death directly caused by an accident, disease, etc.
direct method (language teaching) · direct method (crystallography) · indicative mood
direct tax
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direct talks; face-to-face discussion
direct infection; direct transmission
direct input
direct disposal (of spent nuclear fuel)
direct division; amitosis
direct talks; direct discussion
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Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 直 (direct, straight) and 接 (contact, connect).
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