How to say "restart" in Japanese

• 再出発さいしゅっぱつCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbRefers to starting over in a figurative sense — a fresh start in life, work, or business after a setback or failure. It is not used for rebooting machines or systems.
• 再起動さいきどうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the technical sense: rebooting or restarting a computer, smartphone, application, or other machine or system. This is the word you want when 'restart' refers to devices rather than life changes.
• 再スタートさいスタートCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbUsed for restarting an activity, project, or effort — resuming something that had stopped or beginning it anew. It suits figurative restarts like 再出発 but with a lighter feel, and is not the word for rebooting devices.

Choose 再起動 for rebooting computers and other devices, 再出発 for a fresh start in life, work, or business after a setback, and 「再スタート」 for restarting an activity, project, or effort.

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• 再出発さいしゅっぱつrestart
• 再起動さいきどうrestart
• 再スタートさいスタートrestart
• リスタートrestart
• 再発足さいほっそくrestart