- 直ちに — immediately
- 正直 — honesty
- 直線 — straight line
- 直通 — direct connection
- 直す — to fix, repair
- 直面 — confrontation, directly facing
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The kanji 直 combines 目 (eye) and 十 (ten) and originally suggested the idea of seeing directly or clearly. From this, meanings like “straight,” “honest,” and “immediate” emerged.
直ちに出発してください。
Please depart immediately.
時計を直しました。
I fixed the clock.