See also: 直视

Chinese

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straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
to look at; to regard; to inspect
trad. (直視)
simp. (直视)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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直視

  1. to look straight ahead; to look straight at; to look in the eye
    現在已經無法直視 [MSC, trad.]
    现在已经无法直视 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng wúfǎ zhíshì tā le. [Pinyin]
    I can't look him in the eye now.
  2. to face; to confront
    直視複雜局面直视复杂局面  ―  zhíshì fùzá júmiàn  ―  to face a complex situation head on

Synonyms

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  • (to face):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょく
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
直視 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちょく)() (chokushi

  1. looking someone in the eyes; facing up to

Verb

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(ちょく)()する (chokushi surutransitive suru (stem (ちょく)() (chokushi shi), past (ちょく)()した (chokushi shita))

  1. to look straight at; to face

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN