一直線(いっちょくせん)

いっちょくせん
noun
straight line; beeline; directly
1. straight line
A perfectly straight path without curves or bends.
道(みち)が一直線(いっちょくせん)に続(つづ)いている。
The road continues in a straight line.
2. beeline; directly; single-mindedly
Moving or heading directly toward a goal without detours.
彼(かれ)は目標(もくひょう)に向(む)かって一直線(いっちょくせん)に進(すす)んだ。
He headed straight for his goal.
仕事(しごと)が終(お)わったら一直線(いっちょくせん)に家(いえ)に帰(かえ)る。
When work is over, I head straight home.

STRUCTURE:
一(いっ) (one/single) + 直線(ちょくせん) (straight line)

USAGE PATTERNS:

  • 一直線(いっちょくせん)に続(つづ)く (to continue in a straight line)
  • 一直線(いっちょくせん)に進(すす)む (to proceed directly)
  • 一直線(いっちょくせん)に向(む)かう (to head straight toward)

FIGURATIVE USE:
Often used metaphorically to describe pursuing a goal without distraction or deviation.

SIMILAR:

  • まっすぐ - straight, directly
  • 直行(ちょっこう) - going directly
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Added 2026.1.18 21:04 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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