出直し
でなおし · denaoshi · JLPT N1 · noun
adjustment
🔧 出直し = out + straighten (de-nao-shi): 'come out, then fix it straight again' sounds like 'de nao shi', a touch-up.
出 (de) means come out and 直し (naoshi) means correction or repair. Together they suggest going back out to fix something so it comes out right. Think: the tool that gets it straight again.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'
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.'