繰(く)り返(かえ)し

くりかえし
noun, adverb
repetition; repeatedly
abstract
See also: 繰(く)り返(かえ)す (to repeat (verb form))
1. repetition, repeating
The act of doing something again, or something that is done multiple times.
繰(く)り返(かえ)しが大切(たいせつ)だ。
Repetition is important.
同(おな)じ失敗(しっぱい)の繰(く)り返(かえ)しだ。
It's the same mistake repeated.
歴史(れきし)は繰(く)り返(かえ)しだとよく言(い)われる。
It's often said that history repeats itself.
2. repeatedly, over and over
Used adverbially to mean doing something many times.
繰(く)り返(かえ)し練習(れんしゅう)する。
Practice repeatedly.
繰(く)り返(かえ)し注意(ちゅうい)したのに直(なお)らない。
I warned them repeatedly but they won't change.
単語(たんご)は繰(く)り返(かえ)し声(こえ)に出(だ)して覚(おぼ)えるのが効果的(こうかてき)だ。
Memorizing vocabulary by saying it aloud repeatedly is effective.

Noun form of the verb 繰(く)り返(かえ)す (to repeat). Functions both as a noun and as an adverb.

Common patterns

  • 繰(く)り返(かえ)し + verb: repeatedly do ~ (adverbial)
  • 〜の繰(く)り返(かえ)し: repetition of ~
  • 繰(く)り返(かえ)しになるが: at the risk of repeating myself

Nuance: As an adverb, 繰(く)り返(かえ)し emphasizes doing something many times, usually with deliberate effort or persistent recurrence. Can be either positive (diligent practice) or negative (repeating the same mistakes).

Related Words

Compare: 再三(さいさん) (again and again, repeatedly)
Compare: 反復(はんぷく) (repetition, iteration)
Compare: 重複(じゅうふく) (duplication)
Compare: 何度(なんど)も (many times)
Compare: 再々(さいさい) (again and again)
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Added 2026.2.6 9:35 · Revised 2026.10.9 3:39
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