adverbial N3 common writtenpolite
直ちに — immediately / at once
直ちに ・ ただちに
Meaning
- immediately / at once / without delay — formal, often in instructions or emergencies
Key sentence
直ちに避難してください。
Evacuate immediately.
Usage
Formal and official — announcements, orders, regulations. Stronger and more urgent in tone than everyday すぐ.
Examples
問題が見つかれば、直ちに報告すること。
If a problem is found, report it at once.
工場は直ちに操業を停止した。
The factory halted operations immediately.
Easily confused with
See 直ちに in real sentences
Jengo shows 直ちに the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.