Depicts catching two (二) fish at once, conveying the meaning "again". The fish component is similar to the bottom half of 冓.
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Historical Evolution
再
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
再
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
再
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
再
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
再
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
再
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
再
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
再
Regular
Modern
Chinese
再 [zài]
again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis)
Japanese
re-; again
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (136)
再见 [zàijiàn] #327
goodbye
再见 [zàijiàn] #327
goodbye
再次 [zàicì] #1,076
one more time
不再 [bùzài] #744
no more
再说 [zàishuō] #1,279
to say again
再说 [zàishuō] #1,279
to say again
再度 [zàidù] #7,470
once more
一再 [yīzài] #14,378
repeatedly
再生 [zàishēng] #7,592
to be reborn
再不 [zàibù] #16,710
if not, then
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 再び [ふたたび] #670
again
⭐ 再開 [さいかい] #2,714
reopening
⭐ 再会 [さいかい] #3,331
meeting again
⭐ 再生 [さいせい] #3,539
restoration to life
⭐ 再度 [さいど] #4,075
a second time
⭐ 再現 [さいげん] #4,232
reappearance
⭐ 再婚 [さいこん] #12,330
second marriage
⭐ 再確認 [さいかくにん] #12,842
reaffirmation
⭐ 再建 [さいけん] #15,542
rebuilding
⭐ 再起動 [さいきどう] #20,939
restart
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