なお
直
 
す

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
なお
直
 
す
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)