繰り返し

くりかえし

Meanings

1. Noun repetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration; refrain; cycle
2. Adverb repeatedly; again and again; continually; persistently

Kanji

• 繰 reel. Read as くる.
• 返 give back. Read as かえす.

Example sentences

• 私は何度も同じことの繰り返しでうんざりした。
  I was weary of doing the same thing over and over again.
• 景気循環とは好況時と不況時が交互に繰り返し起こることである。
  A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
• 言葉の学習には繰り返しが必要です。
  Repetition plays an important role in language study.

Common phrases

• 繰り返しになる
• 繰り返しがある

Words containing 繰り返し

• 繰り返しゲーム (くりかえしゲーム) repeated game (game theory)
• 繰り返し符号 (くりかえしふごう) repetition symbol
• 繰り返し記号 (くりかえしきごう) symbol indicating a repeated character

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