Translation guide
How to express the action of starting something again in Japanese, depending on what is being restarted (machine, activity, system, etc.).
To start a machine, computer, or electronic device again after it has been stopped or turned off.
The most common and standard term for restarting computers, servers, and electronic devices.
パソコンを再起動してください。
Please restart your computer.
After restarting the router, the internet connected.
Loanword from English, commonly used for computers and software. Slightly more casual than 再起動.
アプリをリスタートしてみて。
Try restarting the app.
Literally 'start up again', used for systems or services, but less common than 再起動.
サーバーを再立ち上げする必要がある。
We need to restart the server.
To begin an activity, task, or process again after a pause or interruption.
General term for resuming an activity, meeting, game, or work that was paused.
会議を再開しましょう。
Let's restart the meeting.
工事は来月再開される予定です。
Construction is scheduled to restart next month.
To do over from the beginning, often implying a fresh start or correction. Used for tasks, games, or learning.
To restart after a setback or to reset a situation, often used in sumo or business contexts.
交渉を仕切り直そう。
Let's restart the negotiations.
To begin a new phase in life, career, or personal relationships, often with a sense of renewal.
To make a fresh start in life, career, or a journey. Conveys a positive new beginning.
彼は新しい街で再出発することにした。
He decided to restart his life in a new city.
Also used for relationships or life, meaning to start over from scratch.
二人は関係をやり直すことにした。
They decided to restart their relationship.
Casual loanword used metaphorically for life or career restarts.
人生をリスタートするのに遅すぎることはない。
It's never too late to restart your life.
To start an engine or vehicle again after it has stalled or been turned off.
Literally 'restart the engine', the most natural way to say restart a car engine.
エンストしたので、エンジンをかけ直した。
The engine stalled, so I restarted it.
Formal term for restarting engines or machinery, often used in technical contexts.
システムを再始動してください。
Please restart the system.
Use 再起動 for machines and computers (hard reboot). Use 再開 for activities, meetings, or processes that were paused.
パソコンを再起動する
restart the computer
会議を再開する
restart the meeting
The loanword リスタート is acceptable for computers, but 再スタート is not standard. Stick to 再起動 or リスタート.
最初からやり直そう。
Let's restart from the beginning.
計算をやり直してください。
Please redo the calculation (restart the calculation).