直接的|ちょくせつてきchokusetsuteki[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjectivedirect
   君きみの質問しつもんは直接的ちょくせつてきすぎた。↗

   Your questions were too direct.

• SynonymストレートNeutralLoanword often used for blunt, straight-talking speech, and also for straight lines or straight wins; 「直接的」 stresses that nothing comes in between.
• Synonym直接ちょくせつNeutralThe basic word, usable as a noun or adverb as in 「直接会う」; 「直接的」 is a na-adjective that mostly modifies abstract nouns like 「直接的な原因」.
• SynonymダイレクトNeutralLoanword meaning direct or nonstop, as in 「ダイレクトメール」 and 「ダイレクトに伝わる」; close in meaning to 「直接的」.
• Synonym直截ちょくせつWrittenWritten word for plain, no-beating-around-the-bush expression; it is about how something is said, while 「直接的」 is about no intermediary.
• Related単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうNeutralIdiom for going straight to the point without a preamble, used of speech and writing; 「直接的」 applies far more widely.
• RelatedズバリCasualColloquial adverb for hitting the nail on the head or cutting to the core; 「直接的」 is a na-adjective, so the usage differs.
• Related直々じきじきNeutralMeans done by the person themselves, with no go-between, as in 「社長直々の依頼」; the emphasis is on being in person.
• Related簡明直截かんめいちょくせつWrittenWritten idiom for concise, to-the-point explanations and writing; rarely used.
• Related直線的ちょくせんてきNeutralDescribes moving straight ahead like a line, or a simple, frank character; 「直接的」 centers on the absence of an intermediary.
• Antonym間接的かんせつてきNeutralAntonym: something happens with something else in between; the opposite of 「直接的」, and the two are often used as a pair.
• Antonym迂回的WrittenWritten antonym: roundabout routes or beating around the bush, the opposite of 「直接的」; mostly used of expression and routes.

Nothing in between: 「直接」 (basic noun/adverb) or 「直接的」 (na-adjective for abstract nouns like 「直接的な原因」). Blunt speech: 「ストレート」, 「単刀直入」, colloquial 「ズバリ」; written 「直截」, 「簡明直截」 stress plain wording. 「ダイレクト」 is a close loanword, 「直々」 means in person, 「直線的」 is for linear, straightforward progress. Opposites: 「間接的」, written 「迂回的」.

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