Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to look at again.
  2. to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.), to review.
  3. to get a better opinion of, to see in a more positive light.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to improve, to recover (market, illness, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
見直す みなおす
 
 
 
見なおす みなおす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
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