Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Straight

Alternatives

Direct, Fix

Mnemonic

This kanji is the same as the radical — straight as straight can be.

It can also mean direct, because when you go straight to a place, you're going there directly. Depending on the context it can even mean fix, since fixing something means straightening out all the messed up crooked bits.

Readings

On’yomi

ちょく, じき

Kun’yomi

なお

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Put food straight into your esophagus without chewing and you will choke (ちょく). You want to get straight to the most important part of eating — the digesting part — but if you don't follow all the intermediate steps, you'll end up choking.

Visually Similar Kanji

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