8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kun'yomi
  • at once ②directly (face, lead to, etc.)
  • to repair ②to change ③to do over again
  • -なお
  • to get mended ②to return to normal ③to be corrected ④to come right
  • なお
    straight
  • immediately ②soon ③honest
On'yomi
  • チョ
    direct ②honest ③easygoing ④night duty ⑤being on duty (in a factory)
  • soon ②nearby ③direct ④spot transaction
  • direct
Nanori
  • すぐ
  • straight ②ordinary ③doing nothing
  • のう
  • のお

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant

Contained In

Common Words

to repair ②to change ③to do over again
obedient ②honest ③straight (e.g. hair) ④without peculiarity
honest ②honestly
lining out to first base
at once ②directly (face, lead to, etc.)
to get mended ②to return to normal ③to be corrected ④to come right
just before ②right in front of
immediately following
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References

Unicode hex code 76F4
JIS X 0208 1-36-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 775
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3908
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.3
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1377
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 73
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2k6.2
Four corner code 4071.6
De Roo Code 1575