直る
なおる · naoru · JLPT N4 · verb-godan
to be fixed
🔧 直 = straight: naoru is when something goes back to straight, i.e. gets fixed
The kanji 直 means straight or direct. 直る (naoru) is intransitive: the thing gets fixed on its own account. Its transitive partner is 直す (naosu), to fix something. Sound hook: now-oh-roo, as in now it runs again.
直 — 十 ten + 目 eye + 乚 hidden line
Originally depicted an eye (目) looking straight along a vertical line, suggesting a direct, unswerving gaze. The form combines 目 'eye' with strokes indicating straightness. From this came the meanings 'straight,' 'upright,' and by extension 'honest' or 'direct.'