じかに

• 読み: じかに
• ローマ字: jikani
• 漢字の分解: 直 (choku/jika) — direct, straight, immediate
• 発音: /dʑi.ka.ni/

意味

Directly; immediately; in person; firsthand. Without any intermediary.

An adverb describing direct contact or experience without anything in between: じかに触る (to touch directly), じかに会う (to meet in person), じかに聞く (to hear firsthand). Can also describe physical directness: じかに肌に塗る (to apply directly to skin). More colloquial than 直接 (chokusetsu).

例文

1. 社長にじかに話を聞くことができた。
2. この素材はじかに肌に触れても安全です。
3. 噂ではなくじかに確かめたほうがいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, daily life, business

トーン: direct

起源と歴史

Written in kanji as 直に, from 直 (choku/jika, direct/straight). The reading じかに is a native Japanese (kun) reading emphasising immediate, unmediated contact, while the on-reading ちょくに carries a more formal tone.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal