# 直 — fix; straight

直 means “fix; straight”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: チョク (choku), ジキ (jiki). Kun'yomi: ただ(ちに) (tadachini), なお(す) (naosu), す(ぐ) (sugu). You'll see it in words such as 直 (jiki, “soon; in a moment”).

- Meaning: fix; straight
- On'yomi: チョク (choku), ジキ (jiki)
- Kun'yomi: ただ(ちに) (tadachini), なお(す) (naosu), す(ぐ) (sugu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Change & making 1

## How to remember 直

Ten (十) eyes (目) checking it's straight: fix it.

Parts: 十 ten; cross · 目 eye

## Words with 直

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 直 | じき (jiki) | soon; in a moment |
| 直ちに | ただちに (tadachini) | at once; immediately |
| 直し | なおし (naoshi) | correction; rectification |

## Don't confuse it with

[値](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/value/) · [真](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/true/) · [且](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moreover/)

## More in the “Change & making 1” set

[化](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/transform/) · [成](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/become/) · [設](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/set-up/) · [改](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reform/) · [変](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strange/) · [直](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fix/)

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