How to say "remake" in Japanese

• リメイクCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword, typically for a new version of a creative work such as a film, game, or song; this is what you want when talking about a movie or game remake.
• 作り直すつくりなおすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbTo remake or rebuild something by making it anew; the choice when a physical object or a work is made over again, as when a garment is remade or a structure rebuilt.
• やり直すやりなおすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbTo do something over again — redo, start over; its 'remake' sense covers redoing the attempt or task rather than producing a new version of an object, as when you redo failed work.
  なされたことはやり直なおせない。↗

  What is done cannot be undone.
• 塗り替えるぬりかえるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbLiterally 'to repaint'; it is really about changing something completely — breaking a record, redrawing the map — and is seldom the word you want for the ordinary sense of 'remake'.

Use 「リメイク」 for remade films, games, and songs, 「作り直す」 for making a thing again, 「やり直す」 for redoing an action or attempt, and 「塗り替える」 rarely — it is really for breaking records, redrawing maps, and complete changes.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• リメイクremake
• 作り直すつくりなおすto remake
• やり直すやりなおすto do over again
• 作り変えるつくりかえるto remake
• 漉き返すすきかえすto remake (paper)
• し直すしなおすto do over
• 縫い直すぬいなおすto resew
• 仕立て直すしたてなおすto re-tailor
• リメイク版リメイクばんremake edition
• 塗り替えるぬりかえるto change completely