持もち直なおす

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

recover; rally; improve; pick up

Intransitive: describes a situation, condition, or performance that gets better after a decline. Common with economy, health, weather, and mood.

景けい気きが少すこしずつ持もち直なおしてきた。
The economy has been gradually recovering.

彼かれの体たい調ちょうは持もち直なおしたようだ。

His physical condition seems to have improved.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

change one's grip; shift to the other hand; carry differently

Transitive: physically regrip or move an object from one hand to the other, or adjust how one carries something.

重おもい荷に物もつを持もち直なおして、左ひだり手てに替かえた。
I shifted the heavy bag to my left hand.
ラケットを持もち直なおしてサーブを打うった。
I changed my grip on the racket and served.

Written forms

持もち直なおすUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
持もちなおすUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana variant.
もちなおすUsage2%
持もち直なおすUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used.

Kanji

持hold, have
直straightaway, honesty, frankness

Similar words

回かい復ふくする
回復する is a more formal and general term for recovery (health, economy, etc.). 持ち直す is slightly more casual and often implies a turnaround from a temporary dip.
立たて直なおす
立て直す is transitive and means to rebuild or reorganize something (e.g., a company, a plan). 持ち直す (intransitive) means the situation itself improves.

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (continuative form of 持つ 'to hold') + 直す ('to fix, redo'). Literally 'to re-hold', extended to mean recovering a state or adjusting one's grip.