Skip to content
Nihongo Circle
.
Lessons
Learn
Road map
Study guides
Kana
Dictionary
Grammar
Immersion
Culture
Practice
Tomo challenges
Games
Mock exam
Reading level
Sign up free
Lessons
Dictionary
Games
Explore
All levels
Study level
Sign in
Dictionary
直伝
じきでん
noun
anime:evangelion-tv
anime-category:vocabulary
curated-media-vocabulary
Meanings
1
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.) ; initiation
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 直伝 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
直
Straightaway, Honesty, Frankness
8 strokes
伝
Transmit, Go Along, Walk Along
6 strokes
More words with
直
直前
ちょくぜん ·
just before
N2
見直し
みなおし ·
review
直後
ちょくご ·
immediately following
N2
直接
ちょくせつ ·
direct
N3
直
ちょく ·
direct
Full entry on Jisho
直
じき ·
immediately
N3
直ちに
ただちに ·
at once
N3
率直
そっちょく ·
frank
More words with
伝
伝統
でんとう ·
tradition
N3
宣伝
せんでん ·
advertisement
N3
遺伝子
いでんし ·
gene
伝説
でんせつ ·
tradition
N1
遺伝
いでん ·
heredity
手伝い
てつだい ·
help
N3
伝達
でんたつ ·
transmission (e.g., news, communication, delivery)
N1
伝統的
でんとうてき ·
traditional