Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed.
  2. to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right.
  3. to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified.
  4. to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured.
  5. to sit properly.
  6. to be promoted, to rise.
  7. to have one's crimes forgiven.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
直る なおる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant