JLPT N2 · Adverb

再三 (saisan)

再三 (さいさん, saisan) is a Japanese adverb meaning “again and again; repeatedly”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さいさん
Romaji: saisan
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

again and again; repeatedly · adverb, noun taking の

Example sentences

彼は私に、再三電話をかけてきた。

He telephoned me again and again.

Tatoeba #106241

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 再三

再

again, twice, second timeサイ・サ・ふたた.び · 6 strokes

三

threeサン・ゾウ・み・み.つ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 再三.

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三さんthree三日みっか3rd day of the month三つみっつthree三角さんかくtriangle三日月みかづきcrescent moon

Source: JMdict entry 1292760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.