Word Meaning 直球

ちょっきゅう chokkyuu

直球 is read as ちょっきゅう (chokkyuu) and means straight ball (pitch).

Meaning

English

straight ball (pitch)
direct (e.g. question)
blunt

Reading

Kana

ちょっきゅう

Romaji

chokkyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 変化球 Rank 11244 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

直球勝負

ちょっきゅうしょうぶ

straightforward approach

直感

ちょっかん

intuition

直後

ちょくご

immediately following

直前

ちょくぜん

just before

直

じき

direct

直ちに

ただちに

directly (face, lead to, etc.)

直通

ちょくつう

direct line

直す

なおす

to cure

直進

ちょくしん

going straight on

直列

ちょくれつ

serial

直談判

じかだんぱん

direct talks

直面

ちょくめん

confrontation

Example Sentences

奥歯に物の挟まった言い方をせず、ズバリ直球で言ってあげる事をお勧めします。

I recommend giving it to them straight, don't waffle your way around the subject.