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再開 (さいかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
reopening ; resumption ; restarting
Used for restarting or resuming an activity, event, service, or operation that was paused or suspended. Can be used both transitively and intransitively.
道どう
路ろ
の
通つう
行こう
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再さい
開かい
さ
れ
た
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Construction finished, and traffic on the road was reopened.
Kanji 再 again, twice, second time Similar words 再さい 会かい Homophone meaning 'reunion' or 'meeting again' (people), not 'resumption' of activities.
再さい 起き 動どう Specifically means 'restart' for machines, computers, or systems; 再開 is broader.
Etymology Compound of 再 (re-, again) and 開 (open, start). The meaning 'reopen, resume' follows directly from the kanji components.
