再び

Japanese
Kanji in this term
再
ふたた
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

再び (hiragana ふたたび, rōmaji futatabi)

  1. again, once more
    Synonym: 二度 (nido)
  2. for the second time
    Synonyms: 二度目 (nido-me), 二番目 (niban-me)

Idioms
  • 老 (お)いて再 (ふたた)び児 (ちご)になる (oite futatabi chigo ni naru)
  • 椿 (ちん)葉 (よう)の影 (かげ)再 (ふたた)び改 (あらた)まる (chin'yō no kage futatabi aratamaru)

Proverbs
  • 破 (は)鏡 (きょう)再 (ふたた)び照 (て)らさず (hakyō futatabi terasazu)

Noun

再び (hiragana ふたたび, rōmaji futatabi)

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

Derived terms
  • 二 (に)度 (ど)と再 (ふたた)び (nido to futatabi)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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