真っ直ぐ (まっすぐ) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "straight" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

まっすぐ

真っ直ぐ

N

STRAIGHT (ahead)

しん真 • TRUTH

ちょく直 • STRAIGHT

If you are going perfectly straight (直) and are telling the truth (真), you're heading straight ahead.

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写真 N

しゃしん

真ん中 N

まんなか

middle, centre, mid-way, middle; centre; mid-way

真っ赤 N

まっか

bright red, deep red, flushed (of face), flushed of face

直す V

なおす

to fix, to repair

直 N

じき

earnestly, immediately, exactly, immediately, exactly

もう直ぐ adv

もうすぐ

soon, shortly, before long, nearly, almost, shortly, before long, nearly, almost

直ぐに adv

すぐに

immediately, right away, at once, instantly, right away, at once, instantly