再 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「冂」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「冂」
- On
- サイ
- Kun
- ふたた(び)
- Meaning
- again; twice; re-
Origin
Things stacked one upon another; doing the same thing over — hence "again, twice."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サイ | 再度・再選・再出発 |
|---|---|
| サ | 再来年・再来月・再来週 |
| ふたたび | 再び |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 再開さいかい
resumption; reopening
- 再来年さらいねん
the year after next
Example
工事が終わり、店が再開した。
The work finished and the shop reopened.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)