Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
なお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of () (tachi, the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tatsu, to stand)) + (なお) (naoru, to be repaired).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()(なお) (tachinaoruintransitive godan (stem ()(なお) (tachinaori), past ()(なお)った (tachinaotta))

Japanese verb pair
active 立て直す
mediopassive 立ち直る
  1. get back on one's feet, recover oneself, regain one's footing, rebound, recuperate
    (しつ)(れん)から()(なお)shitsuren kara tachinaoruget over a breakup

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN