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► 動詞
直す  [(2)なおす]    meaning:  repair  rank: 1
☆ なあ、機嫌直せよ ⇨ Hey, repair your mood, don’t be so angry
☆ エンジン自分で直した ⇨ He repaired, fixed, the engine of the car himself

直る  [(2)なおる]    meaning:  repair  rank: 1
☆ 彼女機嫌が直るにはしばらくかった ⇨ It took a while for her mood to improve  (☛ 直る instead of 直る for inanimate things)

修理  [(1)しゅうり]  [修理する]    meaning:  repair  rank: 2
☆ 自分自分で修理する ⇨ He repairs his car himself  (☛ Usually machinery, apparatus)

立て直す  [(4)たてなおす]    meaning:  repair  rank: 2
☆ 会社を立て直した ⇨ He’s rebuilt the company  (☛ Straighten what is leaning. Usually used figuratively)

修復  [しゅうふく]  [修復する]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ 絵画は修復された ⇨ The old painting has been restored  (☛ Repair something old and restore to the original state)

叩き直す  [(5)たたきなおす]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ あいつの根性を叩き直してやる ⇨ I’m gonna beat his personality straight  (☛ Literally “beat and fix”. Usually used figuratively)

繕う  [(3)つくろう]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ 体裁を繕おうと必死だ ⇨ He is desperate to save his face  (☛ Implies a superficial fix)
☆ 彼女れた作業着繕った ⇨ She repaired the torn coverall  (☛ Usually about clothes, by sewing and patching)

補修  [ほしゅう]  [補修する]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ 彼等を補修した ⇨ They repaired, did maintenance work, on the bridge  (☛ Repair something old but not broken)

改修  [かいしゅう]  [改修する]    meaning:  repair  rank: 4
☆ 彼等を改修した ⇨ They renovated an old temple  (☛ Construction repair)

修繕  [しゅうぜん]  [修繕する]    meaning:  repair  rank: 4
☆ 学校建物を修繕するのが仕事だ ⇨ His job is to repair the school facilities

► 名詞
修理  [(1)しゅうり]    meaning:  repair  rank: 2
☆ 修理にはかなりの時間がかかる ⇨ The repair is going to take some time  (☛ Usually machinery, apparatus)

処置  [(1)しょち]    meaning:  repair  rank: 2
☆ 破裂した水道管応急処置をした ⇨ He did a temporary fix on a burst water pipe  (☛ Usually an initial or temporary response, remedy)

修復  [しゅうふく]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ の修復作業まった ⇨ The repair work of the temple has started  (☛ Repair something old and restore to the original state)

立て直し  [たてなおし]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ 会社の立て直しは容易でなかった ⇨ The rebuilding of the company was not easy

補修  [ほしゅう]    meaning:  repair  rank: 3
☆ は補修が必要だ ⇨ The bridge needs repair  (☛ Repair something old but not broken)

継ぎ接ぎ  [つぎはぎ]    meaning:  repair  rank: 4
☆ 継ぎ接ぎだらけのパンツ ⇨ Pants with many (mending) patches