直に

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
直
じか
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じ​かに [jíꜜkà nì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑika̠ ɲ̟i]

Adverb

直(じか)に • (jika ni) 

  1. directly, firsthand
    直(じか)に話(はな)す
    jika ni hanasu
    to say directly

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
直
じき
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じきに [jìkí ní] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑikʲi ɲ̟i]

Adverb

直(じき)に • (jiki ni) 

  1. immediately, soon
    直(じき)に良(よ)くなるよ
    jiki ni yokunaru yo
    you will be better soon

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

References
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