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Japanese symbol for “retelling”

Romaji: saiwa
retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)

In Japanese, retelling is , read (saiwa).

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 retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

again, twice, second time
on: サイ、サ
kun: ふたた.び
6 strokes · JLPT 2
tale, talk
on: ワ
kun: はな.す、はなし
13 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
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
わだい wadaitopic; subject

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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