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し直す (しなおす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su)
do over ; redo ; remake ; resume
Attaches to the continuative form of a verb to express doing that action again, either from scratch or after a pause. Covers both redoing something to improve it and resuming an interrupted action.
と
中ちゅう
で
やめ
た
ゲーム
を
、
また
やり
直なお
し
た
。
I resumed the game I had quit halfway through.
Written forms し 直なお す Usage 61%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
しなおす Usage 39%
All-kana spelling; common in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.
仕し 直なお す
Kanji spelling using 仕 for し; less common but still seen.
為直しなお す
Rare kanji spelling using 為; may be encountered in older texts.
仕し なおす
Mixed kanji-kana spelling with なおす in kana.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Similar words やり 直なお す やり直す is a specific compound meaning 'to redo' or 'to do over again,' while し直す is the general auxiliary verb that can attach to many verbs.
再ふたた び 再び is an adverb meaning 'again,' while し直す is a verb suffix that implies redoing the action.
Etymology Compound of the continuative form of する (し) + 直す (なおす, 'to fix, correct, redo'). The combination yields the meaning 'to do again' or 'to redo.'
