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繰り返す (くりかえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

繰くり返かえす

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb, intransitive verb

repeat; do over again

General verb for repeating an action, statement, or process. Can be used transitively (repeat something) or intransitively (something repeats).

同おなじ間ま違ちがいを繰くり返かえさないでください。
Please don't repeat the same mistake.
歴れき史しは繰くり

返かえ

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と

言い

わ

れる

。

It is said that history repeats itself.

Written forms

繰くり返かえすUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
くり返かえすUsage13%
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くりかえすUsage9%
繰くり返かえすUsage2%
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繰くりかえすUsage1%
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Kanji

繰winding, reel, spin
返return, answer, fade

Similar words

重かさねる
重ねる means to pile up or layer things, often physically, while 繰り返す focuses on repetition of actions or events.
反はん復ぷく
反復 is a more formal noun meaning repetition, often used in technical or academic contexts, while 繰り返す is the common verb.

Etymology

Compound of 繰り (kuri, continuative form of 繰る 'to reel, spin') + 返す (kaesu, 'to return, repeat'). Literally 'to spin back', referring to doing something again.