直々・直直|じきじきjikijiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverb, no-adjectivein person; personally; directlyusu. as 〜に
   行いってじきじきに彼女かのじょに礼れいを言いいなさい。↗

   You had better go and thank her in person.

• SynonymじかにNeutralStresses that nothing or no one stands in between, as in 「直に触る」 or 「直に話す」; 「直々」 is about the person themselves showing up.
• Synonym直接ちょくせつNeutralThe everyday, most common word for direct; it covers a broad range and simply means no intermediary, without 「直々」's nuance of the person doing it themselves.
• Related直接的ちょくせつてきWrittenWritten/formal prose; stresses a manner or way of doing things that is not roundabout.
• Related自らみずからWrittenWritten/formal; stresses doing something of one's own accord, on one's own initiative; 「直々」 stresses that no agent or proxy is involved.
• Related身をもってみをもってWrittenWritten/formal idiom; stresses realizing or learning something through one's own personal experience.
• Related親しくしたしくNeutralAs in 「親しく見聞する」, it means seeing or hearing something in person, firsthand; it leans written, while 「直々」 stresses that no agent stands in between.
• Antonym間接的かんせつてきWrittenAntonym: written/formal word for indirect — things done through an intermediary or means, the opposite of 「直々」's in-person sense.

Use 「直々」 when the person themselves shows up or acts without going through anyone, as in 「社長直々の指示」 or 「直々に挨拶に来る」. For directness in general, 「直接」 is the everyday default; use 「直に」 when nothing at all sits in between.

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1. 本人ほんにんが自分じぶんで行おこなうこと。仲介者ちゅうかいしゃや代理人だいりにんを通とおさないこと。