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打ち直す (うちなおす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
redo by hitting/typing ; fluff up again ; retype
General meaning: to do something again that involves a striking or typing action. The specific meaning depends on the object: for futons, it means to fluff or beat again; for text, to retype or re-enter.
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There was a mistake, so I retyped the document.
Written forms 打う ち 直なお す Usage 96%
うちなおす Usage 4%
打う ちなおす
Kana spelling of the verb stem; common in everyday writing.
打うち 直なお す
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Similar words 打う つ 打つ means 'to hit' or 'to type'; 打ち直す adds the nuance of doing it again or correcting by redoing the action.
直なお す 直す means 'to fix' or 'to correct'; 打ち直す specifically means fixing by redoing a hitting/typing action.
Etymology Compound of 打ち (uchi, continuative form of 打つ 'to hit, to type') + 直す (naosu, 'to redo, to fix').
