直視

• 読み: ちょくし
• ローマ字: chokushi
• 漢字の分解: 直 (choku) — straight, direct, correct; 視 (shi) — look, see, regard
• 発音: /tɕo.kɯ.ɕi/

意味

To look straight at something; to face reality squarely without averting one's eyes.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (直視する). Has both a literal meaning (looking directly at something or someone) and a figurative meaning (confronting an uncomfortable truth or reality head-on). The figurative use — 現実を直視する (to face reality) — is extremely common in written and spoken Japanese.

例文

1. 現実を直視しなければ問題は解決しない。
2. 彼女はまっすぐ相手の目を直視した。
3. 過去の失敗を直視することが成長につながる。

使い方ガイド

場面: self-reflection, essays, psychology, news

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 直 (choku, straight/direct) + 視 (shi, to look/see). Literally 'to look straight at,' conveying both the physical act of direct eye contact and the metaphorical act of honestly confronting reality.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal