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Japanese symbol for “reappearance”

Romaji: saigen
reappearance; reemergence; return; revival

In Japanese, reappearance is , read (saigen).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs reappearance; reemergence; return; revival
  2. n, vi, vs reproduction; reenactment; recreation

Kanji and stroke order

again, twice, second time
on: サイ、サ
kun: ふたた.び
6 strokes · JLPT 2
present, existing, actual
on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “reappearance”

WordReadingMeaning
さいしゅつ saishutsureappearance; re-emergence
かくせいいでん kakuseiidenreappearance; atavism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいせい saiseirestoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation
ふたたび futatabiagain; once more; a second time
さいかい saikaireopening; resumption; restarting
さいけん saikenrebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
さいど saidoa second time; again; once more
さいかい saikaimeeting again; reunion
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
あらわれ arawareembodiment; manifestation; materialization

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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