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How to say 'Immediately' in Japanese | 直ちに

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The Japanese word for Immediately is 'Tadachini', written as 直ちに in Japanese.'Immediately' in hiragana is ただちに.

    word

    直ちに

    Meaning

    Immediately

    Reading

    ただちに

    tadachini

    Kanji

    直Straight, Repair

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '直ちに (ただちに)' means 'immediately' or 'at once'. It is used to indicate that something should be done without any delay. This word is often used in formal or urgent contexts, such as instructions, warnings, or official announcements. For example: Please leave the building immediately「直ちに建物を出てください」(ただちにたてものをでてください). The doctor came immediately「医者は直ちに来た」(いしゃはただちにきた). Note that '直ちに' carries a sense of urgency and is more formal than other similar words like 'すぐに'.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    3241

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 直ちに

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

Hiragana in the Word 直ちに

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ち

    Reading

    Chi

  • hiragana

    に

    Reading

    Ni

Words Related to 直ちに 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

    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

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

  • 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

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