JLPT N4 · Verb

直す (naosu)

直す (なおす, naosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to repair; to mend”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なおす
Romaji: naosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to put right · godan verb, transitive
to change; to alter; to convert; to translate · godan verb, transitive
to put back; to put away · godan verb, transitive
to cure; to heal · godan verb, transitive · usu. written as 治す
to move up; to promote · godan verb, transitive · dated

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

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

その本をなおしなさい。

Put the book back where you found it.

Tatoeba #206650

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 直す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	直す	なおす naosu
Polite (~masu)	直します	なおします naoshimasu
Negative	直さない	なおさない naosanai
Polite negative	直しません	なおしません naoshimasen
Past	直した	なおした naoshita
Polite past	直しました	なおしました naoshimashita
Negative past	直さなかった	なおさなかった naosanakatta
Te-form	直して	なおして naoshite
Potential	直せる	なおせる naoseru
Passive	直される	なおされる naosareru
Causative	直させる	なおさせる naosaseru
Volitional	直そう	なおそう naosou
Imperative	直せ	なおせ naose
Conditional (~ba)	直せば	なおせば naoseba

Kanji in 直す

直

straightaway, honesty, franknessチョク・ジキ・ただ.ちに・なお.す · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 直す.

直るなおるto get mended直じきsoon直にじかにdirectly正直しょうじきhonest直接ちょくせつdirect直ちにただちにat once垂直すいちょくvertical素直すなおobedient卒直そっちょくfrank率直そっちょくfrank直後ちょくごimmediately following直線ちょくせんstraight line直前ちょくぜんjust before直通ちょくつうdirect line

Source: JMdict entry 1599390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.