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    3. 持ち直す

    持ち直す

    持もち​直なおす​

    to recover

    KMT9News #33+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    持直す持ちなおす

    もちなおす

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up

    Verb, Transitive

    2.
    to carry in a different way, to change one's grip (on), to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの病びょう状じょうは少すこし持ももち直なおした。

    His condition has improved slightly.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    経けい済ざいは徐じょ々じょに持もち直なおしている。

    The economy is gradually recovering.

    KMT9Business & FinanceDaily Life
    彼かれは倒たおれかけた体からだをなんとか持もち直なおした。

    He somehow managed to regain his balance after almost falling.

    KMT9Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは重おもい荷に物もつを持もち直なおして、楽らくに運はこべるようにした。

    She shifted her heavy luggage to carry it more easily.

    KMT9Daily Life
    チームは劣れっ勢せいから持ももち直なおし、逆ぎゃく転てん勝しょう利りを収おさめた。

    The team recovered from a disadvantage and achieved a come-from-behind victory.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    直
    ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る・なお.き・す.ぐ…(7)
    straightaway・honesty・frankness・fix・repair
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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