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Japanese symbol for “repost”

Romaji: saikei
redisplaying; republishing; reproduction; reprint

In Japanese, repost is , read (saikei).

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, vs, vt redisplaying; republishing; reproduction; reprint; repost

Kanji and stroke order

again, twice, second time
on: サイ、サ
kun: ふたた.び
6 strokes · JLPT 2
put up (a notice), put up, hoist
on: ケイ
kun: かか.げる
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “repost”

WordReadingMeaning
リポスト riposutorepost (e.g. on social media); resubmission
さいとうこう saitoukourepost (e.g. of an online article); resubmission; revised submission

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
けいさい keisaipublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
かかげる kakageruto put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag)

See also: Chinese symbol for “repost”.

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.