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Japanese symbol for “recycling”

Romaji: saisei
restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration

In Japanese, recycling is , read (saisei).

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 restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation; regeneration
  2. n, vi, vs reformation; rehabilitation
  3. n, vs, vt recycling; reclamation; recovery
  4. n, vs, vt playback; regeneration (of video or sound); views (of an online video)
  5. n, vi, vs regeneration (of lost or damaged tissue); regrowth (biol)
  6. n, vs, vt rebirth; reincarnation

Kanji and stroke order

again, twice, second time
on: サイ、サ
kun: ふたた.び
6 strokes · JLPT 2
life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “recycling”

WordReadingMeaning
リサイクル risaikururecycling
さいせいりよう saiseiriyourecycling
さいしげんか saishigenkarecycling; resource recovery
さいしょうひんか saishouhinkarecycling (into products)
はいぶつりよう haibutsuriyouutilization of waste materials; recycling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
じんせい jinsei(one's) life

See also: Chinese symbol for “recycling”.

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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