再三(さいさん)

さいさん
adverb
again and again, repeatedly
1. again and again, repeatedly, over and over
Describes something done multiple times, often implying insistence or persistence.
再三(さいさん)注意(ちゅうい)したが、聞(き)いてくれなかった。
I warned him repeatedly, but he wouldn't listen.
再三(さいさん)のお願(ねが)いにも関(かか)わらず、断(ことわ)られた。
Despite repeated requests, I was refused.
再三(さいさん)再四(さいし)と言(い)われた。
I was told over and over again.

再三(さいさん) emphasizes that something was done multiple times, often with the implication that efforts were unsuccessful or went unheeded. It carries a somewhat formal, written tone.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 再三(さいさん)注意(ちゅうい)する: to warn repeatedly
  • 再三(さいさん)の要求(ようきゅう): repeated demands
  • 再三(さいさん)にわたって: on multiple occasions

EMPHATIC FORM:
再三(さいさん)再四(さいし) — an intensified version meaning "again and again and again."

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 何度(なんど)も: many times (neutral, everyday)
  • 繰(く)り返(かえ)し: repeatedly (can be noun or adverb)
  • 度々(たびたび): often, frequently (polite register)
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Added 2026.1.13 23:00 · Revised 2026.3.27 12:01
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