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็›ด
็›ด
8 strokes
Frequency: 246
JLPT N2
Grade 2

Meanings

straightaway
honesty
frankness
fix
repair

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒใƒงใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ธใ‚ญ
ใ‚ธใ‚ซ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใ .ใกใซ
ใชใŠ.ใ™
-ใชใŠ.ใ™
ใชใŠ.ใ‚‹
ใชใŠ.ใ
ใ™.ใ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ™ใ
ใชใŠ
ใฎใ†
ใฎใŠ

Common Words

ใŸใ 
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Adverb
Noun
Archaic
Freq #128
1

straight; direct

็›ดใใซ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #214
1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ™ใใซ่‰ฏใใชใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I hope you'll soon get well.
็›ดใ
Usually kana
Freq #321
1

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

immediately; at once; right away; directly

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ญฆๅฎ˜ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจใ™ใใ€้€ƒใ’ใŸใ€‚
As soon as he saw a policeman, he ran away.
2

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

soon; before long; shortly

Examples
ใ€Œ้›จใŒใ™ใใ‚ใŒใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใŒใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚ˆใ€
"Will it stop raining soon?" "I'm afraid not."
3

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

easily; readily; without difficulty

4

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

right (near); nearby; just (handy)

Examples
ใ™ใใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
It's in plain sight.
5

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

honest; upright; frank; straightforward

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ
Freq #714
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

honest; frank; candid; straightforward

Examples
ใใฎไบ‹ๅฎŸใฏๅฝผใฎๆญฃ็›ดใ•ใ‚’่จผๆ˜Žใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The fact proves his honesty.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

honestly; frankly

Examples
ๆญฃ็›ด่จ€ใฃใฆ็งใฏใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚ทใƒƒใ‚ฏ้ŸณๆฅฝใŒๅฅฝใใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ€‚ใ‹ใŸใ‚„ใ€ใƒขใƒชใƒผใฎๆ–นใŒๅฎŒๅ…จใซใฏใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
To tell the truth, I don't like classical music. On the other hand, Molly is really into it.
ใ™ใชใŠ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #832
1

obedient; meek; docile; unaffected

2

honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

Examples
ๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ด ็›ดใซ่จ€ใ†ใฎใฏๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.
3

straight (e.g. hair)

4

without peculiarity; without mannerisms; standard; neat (e.g. handwriting)

ใกใ‚‡ใใ›ใค
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Adverb
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #933
1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใซ็›ดๆŽฅ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Why don't you tell her directly?
ใชใŠใ™
Godan verb
Freq #1163
1

Transitive verb

to repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to put right; to restore; to straighten (e.g. a tie); to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.); to revive (one's spirits)

Examples
ใ„ใพใใ‚Œใ‚’็›ดใใ†ใฃใŸใฃใฆ็„ก้ง„ใ ใ€‚
It's no use trying to fix it now.
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆ™‚่จˆใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใพใงใซใฏ็›ดใ—ใฆใŠใใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚
I will have repaired your watch by tomorrow.
2

Transitive verb

to change; to alter; to convert; to translate

3

Transitive verb; Kansai-ben

to put back; to put away

Examples
ใใฎๆœฌใ‚’ใชใŠใ—ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Put the book back where you found it.
4

Transitive verb; Usu. written as ๆฒปใ™

to cure; to heal

5

Dated term; Transitive verb

to move up; to promote

Examples
ๆฌกใฎๆ–‡็ซ ใ‚’ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใซ็›ดใ—ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Put the following sentences into Japanese.
6

Suffix; After -masu stem of verb

to do over again; to redo

ใชใŠ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #1206
1

Archaic

straight

2

ordinary; common

3

doing nothing

ใ‚‚ใ†็›ดใ
Expression
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1732
1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ†ใ™ใ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚Šใใ†ใ ใ€‚
It is going to rain very soon.
ใกใ‚‡ใใ”
Adverb
Noun
Freq #1851
1

immediately following

Examples
ใใฟใŒๅ‡บใ‹ใ‘ใŸ็›ดๅพŒใซๅฝผใŒ่จชใญใฆใใŸใ€‚
He came to see you right after you left.

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

straightaway

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

ไน™ fishhook
ๅ needle
ๅ ten
็›ฎ eye

Mnemonic Stories

To sew properly, you need to pull the needle through the eye straightaway - no curved motions like a fishhook!

๐ŸŽ“

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