直視

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See also: 直视

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Verb

直視

  1. to look straight ahead; to look straight at; to look in the eye
    我現在已經無法直視他了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我现在已经无法直视他了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng wúfǎ zhíshì tā le.
    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

  • (to face):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直 視
ちょく
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
直視 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

直(ちょく)視(し) • (chokushi) 

  1. looking someone in the eyes; facing up to

Verb

直(ちょく)視(し)する • (chokushi suru) transitive suru (stem 直(ちょく)視(し)し (chokushi shi), past 直(ちょく)視(し)した (chokushi shita))

  1. to look straight at; to face

Conjugation

Conjugation of "直視する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 直視し ちょくしし chokushi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 直視し ちょくしし chokushi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 直視する ちょくしする chokushi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 直視する ちょくしする chokushi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 直視すれ ちょくしすれ chokushi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 直視せよ¹
直視しろ² 		ちょくしせよ¹
ちょくししろ² 		chokushi seyo¹
chokushi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 直視される ちょくしされる chokushi sareru
Causative 直視させる
直視さす 		ちょくしさせる
ちょくしさす 		chokushi saseru
chokushi sasu
Potential 直視できる ちょくしできる chokushi dekiru
Volitional 直視しよう ちょくししよう chokushi shiyō
Negative 直視しない ちょくししない chokushi shinai
Negative continuative 直視せず ちょくしせず chokushi sezu
Formal 直視します ちょくしします chokushi shimasu
Perfective 直視した ちょくしした chokushi shita
Conjunctive 直視して ちょくしして chokushi shite
Hypothetical conditional 直視すれば ちょくしすれば chokushi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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