1.
direct connection, being directly linked
A direct connection without intermediary steps or elements. Used both for physical connections (infrastructure, transportation) and abstract ones (cause leading directly to effect).
駅にビルが直結している。
The building is directly connected to the station.
この問題は売り上げに直結する。
This problem is directly linked to sales.
人手不足がサービスの質の低下に直結している。
The labor shortage is directly connected to a decline in service quality.
USAGE:
Used both literally (physical connections like buildings connected to stations) and figuratively (one thing leading directly to another). The pattern ～に直結する is the most common construction.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 駅直結: directly connected to the station
- 命に直結する: directly linked to life (i.e., life-threatening)
- 利益に直結する: directly linked to profit
- 成果に直結する: directly connected to results