直

• 読み: じき
• ローマ字: jiki
• 漢字の分解: 直 (choku/jiki/nao) — straight, direct, soon
• 発音: /dʑi.ki/

意味

Immediately; soon; shortly. Something that happens right away or very soon.

An adverb (also na-adjective and noun) meaning very soon or immediately. Common in casual speech: じきに届く (jiki ni todoku, it will arrive soon), じきに慣れる (jiki ni nareru, you will get used to it soon). More colloquial than すぐ (sugu), carrying a warm, reassuring tone. As a na-adjective it can mean 'direct' or 'honest'.

例文

1. 心配しなくてもじきに慣れるよ。
2. バスはじきに来るはずだ。
3. 春になればじきに暖かくなる。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, reassurance, predictions

トーン: reassuring

起源と歴史

From the kanji 直 (choku/jiki, straight/direct). The adverbial meaning 'soon' derives from the idea of something arriving in a straight, direct path without delay.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal