直る (Naoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed
- godan verb, intransitive verbto return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be restored; to improve; to rally; to come right
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be corrected; to get put right; to be rectified
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come right; to cure (itself); to get cured
- godan verb, intransitive verbto sit properly
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be promoted; to rise
Examples
その子は悪い癖が直った。
He was cured of his bad habits.
彼はスポーツのおかげで劣等感が直った。
Sports cured him of his inferiority complex.
いったい、いつになったらそのケチは直るの？
When will you ever loosen your purse strings?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).