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出直る (でなおる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出で直なおる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

set out again; start afresh; make a fresh start

Used when someone resumes a journey, task, or endeavor after a pause, setback, or failure. Often implies a renewed determination or a clean slate.

失しっ敗ぱいしても、また出で直なおればいい。
Even if you fail, you can just start over.
彼かれは気きを取とり直なおして、

もう

一いち

度ど

出で

直なお

る

こと

に

し

た

。

He pulled himself together and decided to set out again.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
直straightaway, honesty, frankness

Similar words

やり直なおす
やり直す is transitive and focuses on redoing a specific action or task, while 出直る is intransitive and emphasizes restarting a process or journey from the beginning.
再さい出しゅっ発ぱつ
再出発 is a noun meaning 'fresh start' or 'new departure', often used in more formal or metaphorical contexts, whereas 出直る is a verb describing the act of setting out again.

Etymology

Compound of 出 (で, 'out') and 直る (なおる, 'to be fixed, corrected'). The literal sense is 'to go out again after being corrected or renewed', which developed into the figurative meaning of starting afresh.