持ち直す

• 読み: もちなおす
• ローマ字: mochinaosu
• 漢字の分解: 持ち (mochi) — holding, maintaining; 直す (naosu) — to fix, to right
• 発音: /motɕinaosu/

意味

To recover; to rally; to pick up; to regain stability after a period of decline.

A Group 1 (godan) verb formed from 持ち (hold, maintain) and 直す (to right, to fix). Describes a gradual return to a stable or positive state after deterioration — commonly used for economic indicators, market prices, health conditions, and weather. It implies a cautious turn for the better rather than a full recovery, carrying a sense of measured optimism.

例文

1. 先週急落した株価は、今週に入って持ち直しつつある。
2. 体調が持ち直したので、明日から出社できそうだ。
3. 景気は一時的に後退したが、輸出主導で緩やかに持ち直してきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, economics, health, weather

トーン: optimistic

起源と歴史

Compound verb of 持つ (to hold, to maintain) and 直す (to correct, to right). Together they convey the idea of righting what one holds — stabilising or recovering something that had begun to fall.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal