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How to say 'Heal' or 'Fix' in Japanese | 直る

Wondering how to say 'Heal' or 'Fix' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Heal or Fix is 'Naoru', written as 直る in Japanese.'Heal' or 'Fix' in hiragana is なおる.

    word

    直る

    Meaning

    Heal, Fix

    Reading

    なおる

    naoru

    Kanji

    Straight, Repair

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '直る (なおる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to be fixed' or 'to get repaired', referring to objects or situations. For example: The broken clock is fixed「壊れた時計が直った」(こわれたとけいがなおった). The second meaning is 'to heal' or 'to recover', referring to health or emotional states. For example: My cold has healed「風邪が直った」(かぜがなおった). The verb is intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object. It is often used to describe something returning to its proper or original state.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6871

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 直る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

Hiragana in the Word 直る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 直る Through the Kanji

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 直 as well.

  • word

    直ぐ

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    直接

    Meaning

    Directly

  • word

    真っ直ぐ

    Meaning

    Straight

  • word

    正直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    直す

    Meaning

    Correct, Fix

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    直ちに

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    素直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    垂直

    Meaning

    Vertical

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    立ち直る

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    やり直し

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    やり直す

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直角

    Meaning

    Right angle

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    率直

    Meaning

    Frank, Straightforward

  • word

    仲直り

    Meaning

    Reconciliation

  • word

    直径

    Meaning

    Diameter

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What does 'Naoru' (直る) mean?

'Naoru' means 'Heal' or 'Fix' .

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