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直

JLPT N3 · 8 strokes

The kanji 直 — “straight; to fix”

直 means straight; to fix and is a JLPT N3 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the eye radical (目).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): チョク、ジキ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): ただ(ちに)、なお(す)、
Radical: 目 · eye
Strokes: 8

How to remember 直

Ten (十) eyes (目) staring straight ahead — nothing crooked escapes them. 直す (to fix), 素直 (honest, unaffected).

Example words with 直

On'yomi readings

正直しょうじきhonest

Kun'yomi readings

直すなおすto fix, to repair
直るなおるto be fixed, to recover

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