JLPT N4 · Verb

直る (naoru)

直る (なおる, naoru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to get mended; to be repaired”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なおる
Romaji: naoru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed · godan verb, intransitive
to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be restored; to improve; to rally · godan verb, intransitive
to be corrected; to get put right; to be rectified · godan verb, intransitive
to come right; to cure (itself); to get cured · godan verb, intransitive
to sit properly · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

いったい、いつになったらそのケチは直るの？

When will you ever loosen your purse strings?

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

Conjugation of 直る

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	直る	なおる naoru
Polite (~masu)	直ります	なおります naorimasu
Negative	直らない	なおらない naoranai
Polite negative	直りません	なおりません naorimasen
Past	直った	なおった naotta
Polite past	直りました	なおりました naorimashita
Negative past	直らなかった	なおらなかった naoranakatta
Te-form	直って	なおって naotte
Potential	直れる	なおれる naoreru
Passive	直られる	なおられる naorareru
Causative	直らせる	なおらせる naoraseru
Volitional	直ろう	なおろう naorou
Imperative	直れ	なおれ naore
Conditional (~ba)	直れば	なおれば naoreba

Kanji in 直る

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 直る.

直すなおすto repair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 2846390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.