再々(さいさい)

さいさい

adverb

again and again; repeatedly; frequently

1. again and again; repeatedly; frequently

Indicates that something happens many times or with notable frequency. Slightly literary or formal in tone compared to everyday alternatives.

再々(さいさい)注意(ちゅうい)したのに直(なお)らない。

I warned them again and again, but they won't change.

この問題(もんだい)は再々(さいさい)取(と)り上(あ)げられている。

This issue has been brought up repeatedly.

再々(さいさい)のご連絡(れんらく)にもかかわらず、お返事(へんじ)をいただけませんでした。

Despite our repeated contacts, we did not receive a reply.

Formed by repeating 再(さい) (again). Used in both written and spoken Japanese but has a somewhat formal or stiff nuance. Often appears in complaints, warnings, or business contexts where repeated occurrences are being emphasized.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

再々(さいさい)注意(ちゅうい)する: warn repeatedly
再々(さいさい)の要求(ようきゅう): repeated demands
再々(さいさい)にわたって: on numerous occasions

SIMILAR WORDS:

何度(なんど)も: many times — the most common everyday equivalent
度々(たびたび): often; frequently — similar formality level, slightly softer
繰(く)り返(かえ)し: repeatedly — emphasizes the repetitive action itself
重(かさ)ね重(がさ)ね: time after time — very formal, used in letters and speeches

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Added 2026.4.22 20:25

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