How to say "replica" in Japanese

• レプリカCommon
  nounThe direct, common loanword for 'replica': an exact copy of an object such as a painting, artifact, or trophy. For the plain sense of 'replica', this is usually the word you want.
• 複製品ふくせいひん
  nounA general word for a copy or reproduction of an original; it fits 'replica' when you mean a reproduced item, though it is less common than the loanword.
• 復元品ふくげんひん
  nounCovers the 'reconstruction' sense: a replica that restores the original form of something, typically a fossil, artifact, or historic structure in a museum.
• 模造品もぞうひん
  nounAn imitation that resembles the original without being one, shading toward 'counterfeit' or 'fake'; for 'replica' meaning an imitation or fake, this fits, though it is less common.
  彼かれはその模造品もぞうひんを本物ほんものと比較ひかくした。↗

  He compared the imitation with the original.

Use 「レプリカ」 for the ordinary sense of an exact copy; 複製品 for a reproduction of an original, 復元品 for a reconstruction of something lost or ancient, and 模造品 when the replica is really an imitation or fake.

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• レプリカreplica
• 複製品ふくせいひんcopy
• 復元品ふくげんひんreproduction
• 模造品もぞうひんimitation
• 模刻もこく(carved) replica