直行 Nonstop

Meaning

Primary

Nonstop

Alternative

Direct

Word Type

noun, の adjective, verbal noun

Explanation

If you think about direct going (aka transportation) how would you make it better? You'd make it so everything was nonstop and direct. Just imagine how much nicer it would be if every airplane you took was direct and you never had to stop. So nice!

Note 直行 is commonly used in business settings to describe traveling directly to a destination without making any stops, like visiting a client’s office straight from your home.

Reading

ちょっこう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word and uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. The ちょく of 直 is shortened with a small っ, though, so make sure to take note of that.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 直行の〜

  直行のリムジンバス

  direct airport shuttle bus

  直行のチャーターフライト

  direct charter flight

  直行のバス

  nonstop bus

• 〜直行

  ホテル直行

  straight to the hotel

  シャワー直行

  straight to the shower

  トイレ直行

  straight to the toilet

• 直行〜

  直行バス

  direct bus

  直行する

  to go directly

  直行シャトル

  direct shuttle

Context Sentences

入り口に直行して下さい。

Please go straight to the entrance.

これは、ニューヨーク直行のフライトですよ。

This is a direct flight to New York.

後でトイレに直行した。

I went straight to the toilet afterwards.

Kanji Composition

1. 直

   ちょく Fix
2. 行

   こう Go