持ち直す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
なお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 持つ (motsu, hold, have in the hand) +‎ 直す (naosu, fix, revise, redo). In compound verbs, the first verb takes the continuative form or 連用形 (ren'yōkei), so motsu becomes mochi.

Verb

()(なお) (mochinaosutransitive godan (stem ()(なお) (mochinaoshi), past ()(なお)した (mochinaoshita))

  1. recover, improve
  2. shift to another hand, improve one's grip

Conjugation