Timeline for What is the difference in nuance and usage of the two kanji forms for なおす (naosu), 直す and 治す?
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| Jun 2, 2011 at 21:01 | vote | accept | Ali | ||
| May 31, 2011 at 22:05 | history | edited | jkerian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 31, 2011 at 21:40 | comment | added | Tsuyoshi Ito | The second paragraph does not make sense to me. You can also say 故障を直す (fix a failure (of a machine etc.)) as well as 機械を直す (fix a machine), which are parallel to 病気を治す (heal a disease) and 病人を治す (heal an ill person). | |
| May 31, 2011 at 21:13 | comment | added | jkerian | After stating that... I might have to qualify it. | |
| May 31, 2011 at 21:11 | comment | added | Ali | So you mean 車を直す but 風邪を治す? | |
| May 31, 2011 at 21:09 | history | answered | jkerian | CC BY-SA 3.0 |