noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
direct hit; direct strike
Used for physical impacts (bombs, bullets, natural disasters) and figurative direct effects (criticism, market shocks). Can be used as a noun or with する.
台風が東京を直撃した。
The typhoon hit Tokyo directly.
彼の批判は政府の政策を直
His criticism struck directly at the government's policy.