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おさらい Japanese meaning | Kotomora

おさらい

お

さ

ら

い

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

review; rehearsal

usually written using kana alone

Polite noun or suru-verb for going over previously learned material or practicing a performance. Often used for music, dance, or study review.

ピアノの曲きょくをおさらいする。
I review the piano piece.
授じゅ業ぎょう

の

前まえ

に

昨日きのう

の

内ない

容よう

を

おさらい

し

ましょう

。

Let's review yesterday's material before class.

Written forms

Applies to each form listed below

rarely-used kanji form

お浚さらい
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
お復習さらい
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
お温さ習らい
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Kanji

浚dredge, drag, clean
復restore, return to, revert
習learn
温warm

Similar words

復ふく習しゅう
復習 is the standard word for academic review or revision. おさらい is a softer, more casual or polite alternative, often used for practice or brushing up on skills.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 浚う (さらう), meaning 'to dredge' or 'to review thoroughly', with the honorific prefix お. The kanji 浚 is rare; the word is now almost always written in kana.