直す

Meanings

1. to repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to put right; to restore; to straighten (e.g. a tie); to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.); to revive (one's spirits)
2. to change; to alter; to convert; to translate
3. to put back; to put away
4. to cure; to heal
5. to move up; to promote

Part of speech: godan verb (す), transitive, suffix

Kanji

• 直

  Meanings

  straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix

  On reading

  チョク、ジキ、ジカ

  Kun reading

  ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• いまそれを直そうったって無駄だ。

  It's no use trying to fix it now.

  Tatoeba #228547 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あなたの時計は明日までには直しておきますよ。

  I will have repaired your watch by tomorrow.

  Tatoeba #233244 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• その本をなおしなさい。

  Put the book back where you found it.

  Tatoeba #206650 · CC BY 2.0 FR