再び

再び

Japanese

Kanji in this term
再
ふたた Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 二度

Etymology

Compound of 二 (futa, “two”) +‎ 度 (-tabi, counter for times).

The okurigana び (​bi) is used to indicate the reading.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふたたび [fùtátábí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝta̠ta̠bʲi]

Adverb

再び (hiragana ふたたび, rōmaji futatabi)

1. again, once more

   Synonym: 二度 (nido)

2. for the second time

   Synonyms: 二度目 (nido-me), 二番目 (niban-me)

Idioms

• 老 (お)いて再 (ふたた)び児 (ちご)になる (oite futatabi chigo ni naru)
• 椿 (ちん)葉 (よう)の影 (かげ)再 (ふたた)び改 (あらた)まる (chin'yō no kage futatabi aratamaru)

Proverbs

• 破 (は)鏡 (きょう)再 (ふたた)び照 (て)らさず (hakyō futatabi terasazu)

Noun

再び (hiragana ふたたび, rōmaji futatabi)

1. a second time
2. rebirth, reincarnation, return

   Synonyms: 生まれ変わり (umarekawari), 再来 (sairai)

Derived terms

• 二 (に)度 (ど)と再 (ふたた)び (nido to futatabi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN