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 2026.5.30 4:12

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