再 – again, twice, second time

6 strokesTaught in grade 5#275 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 再 means again, twice, second time. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サイ、サ (sai, sa); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふたた.び (futatabi). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 冂 (no. 13).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サイ	sai
On’yomi	サ	sa
Kun’yomi	ふたた.び	futatabi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 冂 (Kangxi radical 13). Components: ｜・一・冂・王.

Words using 再

再来月さらいげつmonth after next再来週さらいしゅうweek after next再びふたたびagain再さいre-再三さいさんagain and again再会さいかいmeeting again再建さいけんrebuilding再現さいげんreappearance再生さいせいrestoration to life再発さいはつreturn

Example sentences

再来月は１２月だ。

The month after next is December.

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再来週の木曜日はどう？

How about two weeks from Thursday?

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そのようなことが再び起こりうるだろうか。

Can such a thing happen again?

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Kanji with the same radical

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