再び

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
再
ふたた
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
二度

Etymology

Compound of 二 (futa, “two”) +‎ 度 (-tabi, counter for times).

The okurigana び (​bi) is used to indicate the reading.

Pronunciation

Adverb

再(ふたた)び • (futatabi) 

  1. again, once more
    Synonym: 二度 (nido)
    火山(かざん)が再(ふたた)び活動(かつどう)を始(はじ)めた
    kazan ga futatabi katsudō o hajimeta
    The volcano has become active again
  2. for the second time
    Synonyms: 二度目 (nido-me), 二番目 (niban-me)
    二度(ふたたび)あることは三度(みたび)ある。
    Futatabi aru koto wa mitabi aru.
    An event which occurs two times will become three times.

Idioms

Proverbs

Noun

再(ふたた)び • (futatabi) 

  1. a second time
  2. rebirth, reincarnation, return
    Synonyms: 生まれ変わり (umarekawari), 再来 (sairai)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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