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直す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
直す
BOOST
Reading : なおす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
3. to do over again (after -masu base of verb)  (usu. 直す)
4. to replace; to put back as it was  (usu. 直す; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
5. to convert (into a different state); to transform  (usu. 直す)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 171,078 which gives a rank of 318
直す is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 28,000 (about 22,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 654 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7110
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 38 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
じぶん
自分
じてんしゃ
自転車
おとうと
なお
させた

I had my bicycle fixed by my brother.
これ
なお
して
くだ
さい

Please fix this.
せんせい
先生
わたし
やっておいた
さくぶん
作文
なお
してくれた

The teacher corrected the composition that I had prepared.
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なおす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 47,000 (about 10,300,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15987
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 38 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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治す
BOOST
Reading : なおす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 32,000 (about 17,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1552 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16257
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なお to get better   なお to cure   
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ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
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