撮(と)り直(なお)し

とりなおし
noun
retake; reshooting
1. retake; reshooting; taking again
Taking a photo or filming a scene again because the first attempt was unsatisfactory.
写真(しゃしん)の撮(と)り直(なお)しをお願(ねが)いした。
I asked for a retake of the photo.
目(め)をつぶってしまったので撮(と)り直(なお)しになった。
I blinked, so we had to retake it.
監督(かんとく)は何度(なんど)も撮(と)り直(なお)しを要求(ようきゅう)して、スタッフが疲(つか)れ切(き)っていた。
The director demanded retakes over and over, and the staff were exhausted.

撮(と)り直(なお)し is the noun form of the verb 撮(と)り直(なお)す (to retake, to reshoot). It follows the common ～直(なお)し pattern meaning "re-doing" something.

WORD FORMATION:
撮(と)る (to take a photo/film) + 直(なお)す (to redo) → 撮(と)り直(なお)し (a retake)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 撮(と)り直(なお)しを頼(たの)む: to ask for a retake
  • 撮(と)り直(なお)しになる: to result in a retake
  • 何度(なんど)も撮(と)り直(なお)し: many retakes

USAGE:
Used for both casual photography (redoing a snapshot) and professional film/video production. In film contexts, retakes can number in the dozens for demanding directors.

SIMILAR ～直(なお)し WORDS:

  • 書(か)き直(なお)し: rewrite
  • 作(つく)り直(なお)し: remaking
  • やり直(なお)し: redo, start over
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Added 2026.3.22 19:41 · Revised 2026.3.29 14:14
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