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.

USAGE: Often used to emphasize that something was done repeatedly, frequently with the implication that it was unsuccessful or ignored.

RELATED EXPRESSION: 再三(さいさん)再四(さいし) (again and again, numerous times) - an emphatic form.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 何度(なんど)も - many times
  • 繰(く)り返(かえ)し - repeatedly
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Added 2026.1.13 23:00 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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