Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 治す(なおす) in Japanese

治す, 直す
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
なおす
Romaji
naosu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to cure; to heal
    Example sentence
    早く原因を見つけて、スランプを治して谷崎主任の期待にこたえないと。 I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to fix; to correct; to repair
    Example sentence
    この２箇所の傷は目立つので直して欲しいです。 These two scratches stand out so I'd like them repaired.
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb
    Meaning
    to do over again (after -masu base of verb)
    Example sentence
    ※誤字直しました。ご指摘サンクスです。 NOTE: Typo corrected. Thanks for pointing it out.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to replace; to put back as it was
    Example sentence
    「主部」とは、文の中の動作をする人・物で、日本語に直した場合に「～は」「～が」になる部分です。 The "subject" is the person or object to carry out the action in the sentence. Transformed to Japanese it would be the part that end in "wa" or "ga".
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to convert (into a different state); to transform
    Example sentence
    薬が彼の病気を治した。 The medicine cured him of his illness.

Examples of 治す, 直す, なおす in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
治す
Plain Polite
治します
Negative
治さない
Negative Polite
治しません

Past

Plain
治した
Plain Polite
治しました
Negative
治さなかった
Negative Polite
治しませんでした

Te

Plain
治して
Plain Polite
治しまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
治される
Plain Polite
治されます
Negative
治されない
Negative Polite
治されません
()

Kanji in this word

直 JLPT 3

8 strokes

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

On'Yomi: チョク, ジキ, ジカ

Kun'Yomi: ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す, なお.る, なお.き, す.ぐ

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治 JLPT 3

8 strokes

reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

On'Yomi: ジ, チ

Kun'Yomi: おさ.める, おさ.まる, なお.る, なお.す

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