書(か)き直(なお)す

かきなおす
godan verb
to rewrite
1. to rewrite
To write something again, usually to correct errors or improve the content.
レポートを最初(さいしょ)から書(か)き直(なお)さなければならない。
I have to rewrite the report from the beginning.
間違(まちが)えたので、書(か)き直(なお)してください。
You made a mistake, so please rewrite it.
作家(さっか)は小説(しょうせつ)を何度(なんど)も書(か)き直(なお)した。
The author rewrote the novel many times.
2. to write over again, to redo in writing
To write from scratch or revise written work.
作家(さっか)は小説(しょうせつ)を何度(なんど)も書(か)き直(なお)した。
The author rewrote the novel many times.
論文(ろんぶん)の構成(こうせい)を変(か)えて書(か)き直(なお)した。
I changed the structure of the thesis and rewrote it.
先生(せんせい)に指摘(してき)された部分(ぶぶん)を全部(ぜんぶ)書(か)き直(なお)さなければならなかった。
I had to rewrite all the parts that the teacher pointed out.

書(か)き直(なお)す is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) meaning to rewrite.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

  • 書(か)く (to write) + 直(なお)す (to redo, to fix) → to write again

ASPECT (ている):
書(か)き直(なお)している indicates an ongoing process of rewriting.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 最初(さいしょ)から書(か)き直(なお)す (rewrite from the beginning)
  • 何度(なんど)も書(か)き直(なお)す (rewrite many times)
  • きれいに書(か)き直(なお)す (rewrite neatly)

SIMILAR COMPOUNDS WITH 直(なお)す:

  • 言(い)い直(なお)す: to say again, to correct what one said
  • 作(つく)り直(なお)す: to remake
  • 考(かんが)え直(なお)す: to reconsider
  • 見直(みなお)す: to review

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Added 2026.1.14 12:52 · Revised 2026.3.5 11:43
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