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How to say 'Direct' in Japanese | 直通

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The Japanese word for Direct is 'Chokutsuu', written as 直通 in Japanese.'Direct' in hiragana is ちょくつう.

    word

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

    Reading

    ちょくつう

    chokutsuu

    Kanji

    直Straight, Repair 通Commute, Pass

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '直通 (ちょくつう)' means 'direct' and is used to describe something that goes straight from one point to another without stopping or changing. It is often used in the context of transportation, communication, or services. For example: This train goes directly to Tokyo「この電車は東京に直通です」(このでんしゃはとうきょうにちょくつうです). The phone line is direct「その電話回線は直通です」(そのでんわかいせんはちょくつうです). It can also be used metaphorically, such as in 'direct communication' or 'direct connection'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6045

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 直通

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

  • kanji

    通

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

Words Related to 直通 Through the Kanji 直

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 直 as well.

  • word

    直ぐ

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    直接

    Meaning

    Directly

  • word

    真っ直ぐ

    Meaning

    Straight

  • word

    正直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    直す

    Meaning

    Correct, Fix

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    直ちに

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    直

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    素直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    垂直

    Meaning

    Vertical

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    立ち直る

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    やり直し

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    やり直す

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    直角

    Meaning

    Right angle

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    率直

    Meaning

    Frank, Straightforward

  • word

    直る

    Meaning

    Heal, Fix

  • word

    仲直り

    Meaning

    Reconciliation

  • word

    直径

    Meaning

    Diameter

Words Related to 直通 Through the Kanji 通

These 34 Words contain the Kanji 通 as well.

  • word

    通り

    Meaning

    Way, Street

  • word

    交通事故

    Meaning

    Accident

  • word

    交通費

    Meaning

    Transportation cost

  • word

    通ずる

    Meaning

    Connect

  • word

    通学

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    通す

    Meaning

    Pass, Persist

  • word

    通過

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    通る

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    普通

    Meaning

    Normal

  • word

    通常

    Meaning

    Usual, Normal

  • word

    通勤

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    通う

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    交通

    Meaning

    Traffic, Transportation

  • word

    大通り

    Meaning

    Avenue

  • word

    共通

    Meaning

    Common

  • word

    共通語

    Meaning

    Common language

  • word

    透き通る

    Meaning

    Transparent

  • word

    通貨

    Meaning

    Currency

  • word

    通用

    Meaning

    Common

  • word

    見通し

    Meaning

    View, Prospect

  • word

    通じる

    Meaning

    Lead, Understand

  • word

    通行

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    一通り

    Meaning

    Generally, Roughly

  • word

    通行止め

    Meaning

    Roadblock

  • word

    通

    Meaning

    Expert

  • word

    通知

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    通り過ぎる

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    通信

    Meaning

    Communication

  • word

    通路

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    流通

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    通訳

    Meaning

    Interpretation

  • word

    通帳

    Meaning

    Passbook

  • word

    通り掛かる

    Meaning

    Pass by

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