Japanese symbol for “adapting”

焼き直し

やきなおし

Romaji: yakinaoshi

reheating (food); rebaking

In Japanese, adapting is 焼き直し, read やきなおし (yakinaoshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n, vs, vt reheating (food); rebaking
n, vs, vt remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing; refashioning; reworking

Kanji and stroke order

焼

bake, burning

on: ショウ
kun: や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き

12 strokes · JLPT 2

直

straightaway, honesty, frankness

on: チョク、ジキ、ジカ
kun: ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
燃焼	ねんしょう nenshou	burning; combustion
焼肉	やきにく yakiniku	yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
日焼け	ひやけ hiyake	sunburn; suntan; tan
焼酎	しょうちゅう shouchuu	shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
焼き鳥	やきとり yakitori	yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
焼きそば	やきそば yakisoba	yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
直接	ちょくせつ chokusetsu	direct; immediate; personal
正直	しょうじき shoujiki	honest; frank; candid

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.