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N4 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix

(なお)to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair, to do over again (after -masu base of verb), to replace, to put back as it was, to convert (into a different state), to transform

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    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      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. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to change, to alter, to convert, to translate

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to put back, to put away

      Kansai dialect
    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to cure, to heal

      usu. written as 治す,

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    5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to move up, to promote

      Dated term
    6. Suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending

      6.

      to do over again, to redo

      after -masu stem of verb

    All Forms

    直す 【なおす】

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      病院(びょういん)怪我(けが)(なお)

      I will treat the injury at the hospital.

      • N4

      たくさん()病気(びょうき)(なお)

      I will sleep a lot to treat my illness.

      • N4

      (はや)病気(びょうき)(なお)したいなら、病院(びょういん)()きましょう。

      If you want to treat the disease quickly, go to the hospital.

      • N4

      怪我(けが)(なお)ために、今日(きょう)から三日間(みっかかん)はあまり(うご)かないでください。

      Do not move much for three days from today to allow the injury to heal.

      • N3

      (こころ)病気(びょうき)(なお)には(おお)くの時間(じかん)(つい)やす必要(ひつよう)がある。

      Much time needs to be spent on curing mental illness.

      • N3
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