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直 means 'honest'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 216   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-5    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 18    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 277 words   Used in 548 words   Used in 1273 names   Component in 13 kanji (4 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   チョク   ジキ
Kun
   honest; direct   なおす to correct   なおる to be cured   ただちに immediately
Name
   なお
Additional readings
On    ジカ
Kun    なおき   すぐ
Name    すぐ   のう   のお
Components
⿱  十 ten  ⿺  𠃊 shelf  目 eye  
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真 truth  治 govern  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 直 is used 22 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 直 is used 460 times, read 6 ways (with 2 variations).
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チョク : 229 words FIND ALL
ち ょ く せ つ 0
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  (see also: 間接)
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チョク (read as ちょっ) : 53 words FIND ALL
ち ょ っ け い 0
noun
diameter
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ジキ : 40 words FIND ALL
し ょ う じ き 2
1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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ジカ : 12 words FIND ALL
じ か だ ん ぱ ん 3
direct talks
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なおす : 106 words FIND ALL
な お す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
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ただちに : 9 words FIND ALL
た だ ち に 1
at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically
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すぐ : 9 words FIND ALL
well-behaved
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すぐ (read as すぐ) : 2 words FIND ALL
す ぐ み ち 1
noun
straight road; short cut
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An additional なお.る less common words include 直 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 192 (originally: 349)  Joy o' Kanji : 349  Key to Kanji: 758 

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直
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なおす to correct   なおる to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
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