This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョク、ジキ、ジカ、ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ
Romaji: choku, jiki, jika, tada.chini, nao.su, -nao.su, nao.ru, nao.ki, su.gu
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Name Readings

Kana: すぐ、なお、のう、のお
Romaji: sugu, nao, nou, noo
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Meanings

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  24
Frequency:  246
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-1-7
Korean Reading:  jig
Chinese Reading:  zhi2
Unicode:  76f4
JIS:  443E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2932
Nelson Index: 775
New Nelson Index: 3908
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k6.2
Four Corner Index: 4071.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 349
Gakken Index: 329
Japanese Names Index: 988
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23136
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0161
Remembering the kanji Index: 73
Busy People Index: 3.3
Kanji Way Index: 214
Kanji Flashcards Index: 758
Kodansha Compact Index: 1377
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 192
Kanji in Context Index: 220
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1862
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2539
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 73
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 77
Essential Kanji Index: 304
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3649
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1575
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 472
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 162

Words

(ひた)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
(ちょく)
direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
(じき)
soon; in a moment; before long; shortly; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction; cash transaction
(あたい、あたえ、あたいえ)
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
直接 (ちょくせつ)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(なお)
straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
(あたい、ね)
price; cost; value; worth; merit; value; count; number; variable (computer programming, programing)
(じか)
direct
(ただ)
straight; direct
直後 (ちょくご)
immediately following
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