直 — jik

Parts that make up 直

How 直 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 直 as a ideographic compound involving 目, 丨.

Korean example words with 直

• 직격直擊 Korean gloss: 곧바로 침
• 직충直衝 Korean gloss: 곧바로 침
• 직진直進 Korean gloss: 곧게 나아감
• 직촬直撮 Korean gloss: 직접 촬영함
• 직하直下 Korean gloss: 바로 그 아래
• 직립直立 Korean gloss: 꼿꼿하게 바로 섬
• 직모直毛 Korean gloss: 곧은 머리카락이나 털
• 직성直星 Korean gloss: 타고난 성질이나 성미
• 직토直吐 Korean gloss: 실정을 바른대로 말함
• 교직校直 Korean gloss: 학교나 향교를 지키는 사람
• 직전直前 Korean gloss: 어떤 일이 일어나기 바로 전
• 대직代直 Korean gloss: 대신 숙직함. 또는 그런 숙직

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 直

• 見直しみなおし review; reconsideration; revision
• 直後ちょくご immediately following
• 直接ちょくせつ direct; immediate; personal
• 直前ちょくぜん just before; just prior to; right in front of
• 直じき soon; in a moment; before long
• 率直そっちょく frank; candid; straightforward
• 直ちにただちに at once; immediately; right away
• 直面ちょくめん confrontation; to face; to confront
• 正直しょうじき honest; frank; candid
• 素直すなお obedient; meek; docile
• 直球ちょっきゅう straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
• 直径ちょっけい diameter

Characters sharing the phonetic 直

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “직”

Other hanja with radical 目