Word Meaning 直す

なおす naosu

直す is read as なおす (naosu) and means to cure.

Meaning

English

  1. to cure
  2. to heal
  3. to do over again
  4. to redo
  5. to move up
  6. to promote
  7. to put back
  8. to put away

Reading

Kana

なおす

Romaji

naosu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 壊す・毀す Rank 7230 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

直感

ちょっかん

intuition

直後

ちょくご

immediately following

直前

ちょくぜん

just before

じき

direct

直ちに

ただちに

directly (face, lead to, etc.)

直通

ちょくつう

direct line

直進

ちょくしん

going straight on

直列

ちょくれつ

serial

直談判

じかだんぱん

direct talks

直面

ちょくめん

confrontation

直球

ちょっきゅう

straight ball (pitch)

直し

なおし

correction

Example Sentences

10

I'll ring you back.

Is it worth fixing?

I'm gonna have to call you back.

It was easy to fix.

It's hard to break a habit.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

If you convert 48 hours into minutes, how many minutes does that make?

I'm going to fix it as soon as I can.

He forgot to call her back.

I didn't have time to proofread my report.