再会(さいかい)

さいかい
noun / suru verb
reunion, meeting again
1. reunion, meeting again
Meeting someone again after a period of separation. Carries an emotional nuance of being reunited with someone missed.
友人(ゆうじん)と再会(さいかい)した。
I reunited with my friend.
10年(ねん)ぶりの再会(さいかい)に涙(なみだ)が出(で)た。
Tears came at the reunion after ten years.
いつかまた再会(さいかい)できることを願(ねが)っている。
I hope we can meet again someday.

Implies an emotional significance to the meeting — not just bumping into someone again, but being genuinely reunited. Often used with ～ぶり (after a gap of...) to emphasize the length of separation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 再会(さいかい)を果(は)たす (achieve a reunion)
  • 再会(さいかい)を喜(よろこ)ぶ (be happy about a reunion)
  • 感動(かんどう)の再会(さいかい) (moving reunion)
  • ～ぶりの再会(さいかい) (reunion after [a period])

DISTINCTIONS:

  • 再会(さいかい): meeting a person again (emotional, after separation)
  • 再開(さいかい): resumption, reopening (restarting an activity or operation — different kanji, same reading)

Related Words

Homophone: 再開(さいかい)
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Added 2026.2.18 5:16
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