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改作 (かいさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
adaptation ; reworking ; remake
Refers to adapting an existing story, novel, or work into another form (e.g., film, play) or reworking it. Often used with する to mean 'to adapt' or 'to remake'.
脚きゃく 本ほん 家か が 古こ 典てん を 現げん 代だい 向む け に 改かい 作さく し た 。
The screenwriter adapted the classic for modern audiences.
Kanji 改 reformation, change, modify 作 make, production, prepare Similar words 翻ほん 案あん 翻案 also means adaptation, but often implies a freer reworking or transposition into a different setting or style, while 改作 is a more general term for adaptation or remake.
リメイク リメイク is a loanword meaning 'remake', typically used for films or games, and carries a more modern, casual tone compared to 改作.
Etymology Compound of 改 (kai, 'revision, change') and 作 (saku, 'make, work'). The combination straightforwardly means 'to remake a work'.
