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Japanese symbol for “rereading”

Romaji: saidoku
rereading; reading again

In Japanese, rereading is , read (saidoku).

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Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt rereading; reading again
  2. n, vs, vt reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

Kanji and stroke order

again, twice, second time
on: サイ、サ
kun: ふたた.び
6 strokes · JLPT 2
read
on: ドク、トク、トウ
kun: よ.む、-よ.み
14 strokes · JLPT 4

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
よみ yomireading
よむ yomuto read

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.