直す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Verbalisation of  (なお) (nao). Related to  (なお) (naosu, to cure).

Pronunciation

Verb

直す (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なおす, rōmaji naosu, historical hiragana なほす)

Japanese verb pair
active 直す
mediopassive 直る
  1. to fix, to repair
    すぐ (なお)ます。
    Sugu naoshimasu.
    We will fix it immediately.
  2. to change, to alter
  3. to correct, to make proper
  4. to redo something
     () (なお)
    Kakinaosu .
    To rewrite.

Conjugation

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See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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