Japanese symbol for “recurrence”
再燃
さいねん
Romaji: sainen
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
In Japanese, recurrence is 再燃, read さいねん (sainen).
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
- n, vi, vs recurrence; revival; resuscitation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “recurrence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回帰 | かいき kaiki | return (to); revolution; recurrence |
| 再発 | さいはつ saihatsu | return; relapse; recurrence |
| 再帰 | さいき saiki | returning again; recurrence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再生 | さいせい saisei | restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation |
| 再び | ふたたび futatabi | again; once more; a second time |
| 再開 | さいかい saikai | reopening; resumption; restarting |
| 再建 | さいけん saiken | rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation |
| 再度 | さいど saido | a second time; again; once more |
| 再会 | さいかい saikai | meeting again; reunion |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう nenryou | fuel |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう nenshou | burning; combustion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “recurrence”.
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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