Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
見直し (みなおし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
review ; reconsideration ; revision
Refers to re-examining a plan, rule, system, budget, decision, etc., often with the expectation that it may be changed or improved. Common as a noun and in 見直しをする or 見直しを進める.
せい
府ふ
は
制せい
度ど
の
見み
直なお
し
を
進すす
め
て
いる
。
The government is moving ahead with a review of the system.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Similar words 見み 直なお す The base verb meaning to look again, reconsider, or revise; 見直し is its noun form, used for the act or process of review.
再さい 検けん 討とう More formal and explicit for reconsideration or re-examination; 見直し is common in everyday and administrative contexts and often implies possible revision.
改かい 訂てい Means an actual revision of a text, rules, or edition; 見直し can be only the review process before any change is made.
Etymology Nominal form of 見直す, from 見る meaning 'to see' and 直す meaning 'to correct, fix, or do over'; literally like 'looking again,' extended to review and reconsideration.
