直接

• 読み: ちょくせつ
• ローマ字: chokusetsu
• 漢字の分解: 直 (choku) — straight, direct; 接 (setsu) — connect, touch
• 発音: /t͡ɕo.kɯ.se.t͡sɯ/

意味

Direct; immediate; firsthand. Describes doing something without intermediaries or going through something directly.

A na-adjective, noun, and adverb meaning 'without anything in between.' Used adverbially: 直接会って話す (meet and talk in person), 直接関係ない (not directly related). As a modifier: 直接的な原因 (the direct cause). Contrasts with 間接 (kansetsu, indirect). Very common in business and daily life.

例文

1. 大事な話は直接会って伝えたい。
2. その件は直接関係ありません。
3. 社長に直接メールを送った。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, daily life, communication

トーン: matter-of-fact

起源と歴史

Compound of 直 (choku, straight/direct) and 接 (setsu, to connect/touch). Together, 'connecting straight' — a direct link without detour or intermediary.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal