Translation guide
How to express rescheduling in Japanese, from formal business changes to casual plan shifts.
The speaker wants to change the date/time of a planned event, often in a business or formal context.
Standard, polite way to say 'change the schedule'. Suitable for business and formal situations.
I'd like to reschedule the meeting.
Specifically refers to changing the date and time. Slightly more precise than 日程.
Means 'postpone'. Use when pushing the event to a later date, not just changing the time.
Due to bad weather, we will postpone (reschedule) the event.
Used for rescheduling by swapping or transferring to another date, often for tickets or reservations.
The speaker wants to change plans informally, like moving a dinner or hangout.
Casual way to say 'change plans'. Natural among friends.
Can we change tomorrow's plans a bit?
Literally 'shift the date'. Common in casual conversation.
Can we move the drinking party to another day?
Abbreviation of 'reschedule'. Very common in casual and business casual speech.
Can we reschedule next week's lunch?
The speaker needs to use highly polite or written language, such as in emails or official notices.
The full loanword 'リスケジュール' is rarely used. The shortened 'リスケ' is standard in casual Japanese.
延期 (postpone) implies moving to a later date. 変更 (change) can mean any change, including earlier or same day different time.
I'd like to reschedule my appointment.
They rescheduled the conference for next month.
Could you reschedule the interview date and time?
Can I reschedule (transfer) my concert ticket to another day?
We have changed (rescheduled) the wedding date.