直接|ちょくせつchokusetsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjective, adverbdirect; immediate; personal; firsthand
   彼女かのじょに直接ちょくせつ言いったらどうですか。↗

   Why don't you tell her directly?

• SynonymダイレクトNeutralLoanword for direct, often nonstop or straight-through: 「ダイレクトメール」, 「ダイレクトに伝わる」.
• Synonym直々じきじきNeutralThe person themselves steps in without an agent or go-between, as in 「社長直々の依頼」; carries a solemn, weighty feel.
• SynonymじかにNeutralAdverb for touching or talking with nothing in between: 「直に触る」, 「直に話す」. More colloquial than 「直接」.
• SynonymストレートNeutralLoanword for straight and blunt, mostly describing how someone speaks; also straight wins in games and fastballs in baseball.
• Synonym直接的ちょくせつてきWrittenWritten register. Describes something as direct in nature: 「直接的な原因」. 「直接」 can double as an adverb; this word stays adjectival.
• Related自らみずからWrittenWritten register. Stresses that the subject acts personally: 「自ら行動する」. About who does it, not about lacking a medium.
• Related身をもってみをもってNeutralMeans learning or experiencing something firsthand: 「身をもって知る」. Also used for barely or narrowly escaping.
• Antonym間接かんせつNeutralAntonym: something done through an intermediary or in a roundabout way, as in 「間接的な影響」.

Default to 「直接」 for anything done with no intermediary or without beating around the bush. For someone acting in person, use 「直々」 or 「自ら」; for unmediated contact or talk, 「直に」; for blunt speech, 「ストレート」. 「間接」 is its opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 間まに介在かいざいするものなく接せっすること。仲介ちゅうかいをおかないさま。
2. 他ほかの場所ばしょを経由けいゆしないこと。
3. じかに。仲介ちゅうかいをおかず。
4. 他ほかの場所ばしょを経由けいゆせず。