Japanese word

書き直す

Pronunciation

Romajikakinaosu

Meaning

  • verbrewrite

Example

先生の助言を受けて作文を書き直します。sen sei no jo gen o u ke te saku bun o ka ki nao shi ma su

I will rewrite my essay after receiving my teacher's advice.

Illustration for 書き直す (rewrite)

More examples

誤解を招かないように、説明を書き直しました。go kai o mane ka na i yō ni setsu mei o ka ki nao shi ma shi ta

I rewrote the explanation to avoid causing misunderstandings.

Core concept

It involves replacing an earlier piece of writing with a revised version rather than leaving the original unchanged.

Common phrases

  • 文章を書き直すbun shō o ka ki nao su

    rewrite a passage

  • 原稿を書き直すgen kō o ka ki nao su

    rewrite a manuscript

  • 最初から書き直すsai sho ka ra ka ki nao su

    rewrite from scratch

Similar words

書き換えるkakikaeru: To replace part or all of a written text with different wording or content.
修正するshūseisuru: To change a written text to correct errors or improve its content or form.
訂正するteiseisuru: To correct errors in a written text.
改稿するkaikōsuru: To revise a written work, often through substantial changes before publication.

Definition in Japanese

書いた文章などを、よりよい内容や表現にするために新たに書く。ka i ta bun shō na do o yo ri yo i nai yō ya hyō gen ni su ru ta me ni ara ta ni ka ku

Word origin

The compound 書き直す (kakinaosu) joins 書き (kaki), the continuative form of 書く (kaku, "to write"), with 直す (naosu, "to fix or do again").

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, this verb often signals that a written passage is being produced again after its wording or content is reconsidered.

Other meanings

  • make a fair copyverb

Related words

  • 書き直しkakinaoshirewritenoun

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