直 = 十 + 目 + 𠃊

直 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “straightaway”. It is built from 十 (ten), 目 (eye) and 𠃊 (fishhook). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 77. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: straightaway
RTK frame: 77
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): チョク, ジキ, ジカ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す, なお.る, なお.き, す.ぐ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: прямо, straight
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 直 straight

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 直

How to find 直 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “eye” + “fishhook”. 直 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 直 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.