直し|なおしnaoshi[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nouncorrection; rectification
2. nounmending; repair

• Synonym修正しゅうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Correcting errors or adjusting deviations, as in 「計画を修正」; 「直し」 is a native word that mostly forms compounds.
• Synonym手直してなおしCasualColloquial. Tweaking or touching up something nearly finished; 「直し」 is broader and covers mending clothes.
• Synonym改正かいせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Revising laws and rules, as in 「憲法改正」; 「直し」 leans toward everyday fixing and mending.
• Synonym是正ぜせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rectifying an improper state of affairs, as in 「格差是正」; 「直し」 deals with concrete fixes and repairs.
• Synonym訂正ていせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Correcting mistakes in text or a statement, as in 「訂正記事」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Synonym更正こうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Correcting errors in official filings or registrations, as in 「更正決定」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Synonym補正ほせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Supplementing and correcting, or adjusting values, as in 「補正予算」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Synonym修整しゅうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Retouching photographs or touching up; 「直し」 is broader, covering both error correction and repair.
• Synonym修繕しゅうぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Repairing houses and equipment, as in 「屋根の修繕」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Synonym添削てんさくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Marking up and correcting someone else's writing or exam answers, as in 「作文の添削」; 「直し」 is more general.
• Synonym修訂しゅうていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Revising the content of books, as in 「修訂版」; 「直し」 leans toward everyday editing.
• Synonym更訂こうていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Revising and rewriting text; 「直し」 is more everyday and covers mending clothes and utensils.
• Related変更へんこうNeutralNeutral. Changing plans or arrangements, not necessarily because of an error, as in 「予定を変更する」; 「直し」 implies fixing errors or damage.
• Related加筆かひつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Adding to or embellishing a piece of writing or painting, as in 「加筆修正」; 「直し」 focuses on fixing errors.
• Related調整ちょうせいNeutralNeutral. Adjusting to a standard or coordinating schedules, as in 「日程調整」; 「直し」 is about correcting errors.
• RelatedかいぜんNeutralNeutral. Improving something for the better, as in 「体質改善」; 「直し」 targets specific faults.
• Related修復しゅうふくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Restoring damaged parts to their original state, as in 「関係修復」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Related修理しゅうりNeutralNeutral. Repairing broken machines or appliances, as in 「車の修理」; 「直し」 also covers correcting errors and altering clothes.
• Related復旧ふっきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Getting halted or damaged facilities and systems back in service, as in 「復旧作業」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Related改修かいしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Renovating or repairing buildings and structures, as in 「改修工事」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Related手入れていれNeutralNeutral. Routine care and upkeep, as in 「庭の手入れ」, also a police raid; 「直し」 is about fixing what is wrong.
• Related補修ほしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Patching damaged parts, as in 「道路の補修」; 「直し」 is more everyday.
• Related改定かいていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Revising rules or prices anew, as in 「料金改定」; 「直し」 is about fixing errors.
• Related校訂こうていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Collating variant sources to emend a text — specialist philological work; 「直し」 is a general term for fixing.
• Antonym壊しCasualColloquial. Breaking or destroying things; the opposite of 「直し」 in fixing versus breaking.
• Antonym乱しCasualColloquial. Making a mess or disturbing order; opposed to 「直し」 in putting things back in order.

Use 「直し」 for correcting mistakes or mending and repairing things; it is a native word that mostly appears in compounds like 「手直し」 and 「やり直し」. For formal correction or adjustment pick 「修正」, for mistakes in text or statements 「訂正」, for repairing machines 「修理」, for marking someone's writing 「添削」; most other alternatives are written terms tied to specific fields. 「壊し」 is the opposite — breaking rather than fixing.

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1. 間違まちがっているところを正ただしくすること。
2. 壊こわれたものや傷いたんだものを修理しゅうりすること。