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再開 (さいかい, saikai) Japanese meaning: reopening | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 再開する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 再さい 開かい する 再さい 開かい しない Polite 再さい 開かい します 再さい 開かい しません Past polite 再さい 開かい しました 再さい 開かい しませんでした Past 再さい 開かい した 再さい 開かい しなかった Te-form 再さい 開かい して 再さい 開かい しないで Desire 再さい 開かい したい 再さい 開かい したくない Potential 再さい 開かい できる 再さい 開かい できない Passive 再さい 開かい される 再さい 開かい されない Causative 再さい 開かい させる 再さい 開かい させない Causative passive 再さい 開かい させられる 再さい 開かい させられない Volitional 再さい 開かい しよう Polite volitional 再さい 開かい しましょう Imperative 再さい 開かい しろ 再さい 開かい するな Conditional 再さい 開かい すれば 再さい 開かい しなければ Tara conditional 再さい 開かい したら 再さい 開かい しなかったら
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開かい
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ます
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The meeting will resume at 2 p.m.
Construction finished, and traffic on the road was reopened.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 再さい 開かい する to resume (an activity, service, etc.)
The company plans to resume operations starting next month.
〈 事こと 〉 が 再さい 開かい する for (an activity, service, etc.) to resume
After the typhoon passed, train service resumed.
交こう 渉しょう を 再さい 開かい する to resume negotiations
The two countries resumed negotiations after several months.
Kanji 再 again, twice, second time Transitive / intransitive 再開 can be used with both a transitive verb form (someone resumes something, 〈事〉を再開する) and an intransitive form (something resumes on its own, 〈事〉が再開する).
Related words· 6 復旧 focuses on restoring something (like infrastructure or service) to its original working state after damage, while 再開 simply means resuming an activity that was paused.
続行 means to continue something that is still ongoing or only briefly paused, whereas 再開 implies a more definite stop before starting again.
再開 is a formal word for resuming something that was paused, while 再スタート is a casual, often mechanical or personal, term for starting over.
再開する specifically means to resume something after a pause, while 始まる can mean simply to start or, in context, to start again.
Show 2 more 再開 is a general term for resuming any activity or event, while 開通 specifically means a road, railway, or communication line reopening for use.
再開する is a formal word for resuming an interrupted activity, while やり直す implies starting over completely rather than just continuing.
Opposites 中断 means to interrupt or suspend an activity, the opposite of 再開, which means to resume it.
再開 means to resume something that had been stopped, the direct opposite of 休止, which means to pause or suspend it.
再開 means to resume something after a pause, contrasting with 停止's meaning of stopping or suspending it.
Don't confuse with 再会 is a homophone meaning 'reunion' between people, while 再開 means the resumption of an activity or event.
再起動 specifically means 'restart' for machines or computer systems, while 再開 is a broader term for resuming any paused activity.
再開 means resuming an activity that was paused, while 再起 means making a comeback after a setback or failure, not simply restarting.
Etymology Compound of 再 (re-, again) and 開 (open, start). The meaning 'reopen, resume' follows directly from the kanji components.
