Godan verb, 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. to change, to alter, to convert, to translate.
  3. Kansai-ben.to put back, to put away.
  4. to cure, to heal. Usu. written as 治す.
  5. to move up, to promote. Messages.dated.

suffix, Godan verb

After -masu stem of verb.
  1. to do over again, to redo.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
直す なおす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant