Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    もっと単刀直入に言ってくれないかな。隔靴掻痒の感なきにしもあらずだよ。
    You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?

Also written 短刀直入【たんとうちょくにゅう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

simple, one, single, merely

Kun
ひとえ
On
タン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
586 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3n6.2The Kanji Dictionary
3250.6, 9050.6Four corner code
955deroo
5358Unicode hex code
1-35-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
139Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
620New Nelson (John Haig)
2256New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2805Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1444Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1946Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1928Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2078Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
593A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
919AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
390Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2752Morohashi
542A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
300Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
300Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
671sakade
382Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
569henshall3
530Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
348crowley
359Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
516Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1947Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dan1, chan2Pinyin reading
dan, seonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sword, saber, knife

Kun
かたなそり
On
トウ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1794 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

わき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-1-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2f0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1722.0Four corner code
3545deroo
5200Unicode hex code
1-37-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
665Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
448New Nelson (John Haig)
2926New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3642Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
83Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
87Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1494A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
12Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
34Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1845Morohashi
181A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
37Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
289sakade
1088Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
198henshall3
81Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
441Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
84Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao1Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Kun
ただ.ちになお.す-なお.すなお.るなお.きす.ぐ
On
チョクジキジカ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
246 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

すぐなおのうのお

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-1-7, 2-2-6SKIP code
2k6.2The Kanji Dictionary
4071.6Four corner code
1575deroo
76f4Unicode hex code
1-36-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
775Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3908New Nelson (John Haig)
2932New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3649Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
329A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
988Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
304Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23136Morohashi
349A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
423Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472sakade
758Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
192henshall3
162Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
214crowley
220Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
1377Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
73Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2Pinyin reading
jigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

enter, insert

Kun
い.る-い.る-い.りい.れる-い.れはい.る
On
ニュウジュ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
56 of 2500
Radical
enter
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

いりいるりり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4, 3-1-1SKIP code
0a2.3The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
3562deroo
5165Unicode hex code
1-38-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
574Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
366New Nelson (John Haig)
3370New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4177Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2113Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
779Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
842Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
74A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
15Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
39Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1415Morohashi
63A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
52Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
125sakade
17Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
28henshall3
8Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65crowley
186Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
786Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ru4Pinyin reading
ibKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level