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Kanji Detail for 再 - "again, twice"

再

  • Meaning

    再 means "again, twice." Also associated with repeat.

    1. Again - Once more; another time.

    2. Repeat - To do over; to say again.

    3. Twice - Two times; double.

  • Words using 再

    • 再び ふたたび Listen again; once more; a second time
    • 再編 さいへん Listen reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
    • 再開 さいかい Listen reopening; resumption; restarting
    • 再建 さいけん Listen rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
    • 再生 さいせい Listen restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation
    • 再三 さいさん Listen again and again; repeatedly
    • 再発 さいはつ Listen return; relapse; recurrence
    • 再選 さいせん Listen re-election; reelection

  • Four-character idioms with 再

    • 再三再四 さいさんさいし Listen repeatedly
    • 再起不能 さいきふのう Listen being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
    • 頓首再拝 とんしゅさいはい Listen respectfully yours

  • Tattoo check: 再

    • Verified meaning: again, twice
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: repeat

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    again; twice; second time

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    again, twice, re-

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    again, twice, re-

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Again; repeatedly. Such as 再三, meaning repeatedly.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    futata.bi(ふたた-び) ふたた-び

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    冂 (keigamae・makigamae・engamae・dogamae)

  • Related Keywords

    again repeat twice redo re- double dual once more reappear reiterate restore return revive reestablish rework rejuvenate rekindle

Sentences including 再

  • We started it again right after dinner.

  • I'll never be able to play again.

  • I tried my best , only to fail again.

  • He made up his mind to try again.

  • I saw her again.

  • We met each other again completely by accident.

  • He made up his mind to try again.

  • Try to reproduce the music in your mind.

  • It will not be long before we meet again.

  • He never turned back again.

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More kanji with the radical 冂 (keigamae・makigamae・engamae・dogamae)

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