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建て直し (tatenaoshi) Japanese meaning: rebuilding | Kotomora
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直なお
し
を
急いそ
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After the earthquake, the city hurried the rebuilding of the school.
Rebuilding the company will take time.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Related words 建た て 直なお す The transitive verb form meaning 'to rebuild' or 'to reconstruct'. 建て直し is the noun form derived from this verb.
再さい 建けん Also means 'rebuilding' or 'reconstruction', but is more formal and often used for large-scale projects or organizational restructuring.
Written forms 建た て 直なお し
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning rebuilding or reconstruction.
建たて 直なお し
Variant spelling without the okurigana て; less common but still encountered.
Etymology The nominal form of 建て直す “to rebuild,” itself formed from 建てる “to build” and 直す in its productive sense “to do again.”
