やり直(なお)す

やりなおす
verb (godan)
to redo, to do over
1. to redo, to do over again, to start again
To do something again, usually because the first attempt was unsatisfactory or incorrect.
人生(じんせい)をやり直(なお)したい。
I want to start my life over.
最初(さいしょ)からやり直(なお)そう。
Let's start over from the beginning.
間違(まちが)えたので、やり直(なお)します。
I made a mistake, so I'll do it over.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive).

COMPOUND VERB: やる (to do) + 直(なお)す (to fix, redo)

CONJUGATION (godan): やり直(なお)す → やり直(なお)さない → やり直(なお)した → やり直(なお)して

The 〜直(なお)す pattern indicates doing something over or redoing:

  • 書(か)き直(なお)す (rewrite)
  • 作(つく)り直(なお)す (remake)
  • 見直(みなお)す (review, look again)
  • 考(かんが)え直(なお)す (reconsider)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 最初(さいしょ)からやり直(なお)す (start over from the beginning)
  • もう一度(いちど)やり直(なお)す (do it over one more time)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:58 · Revised 2026.2.27 22:51
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