またまた

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Meanings

once again; yet again; (there you go) again

usually written using kana alone

Emphatic repetition of また, often used when something happens again, especially with a nuance of surprise, exasperation, or amusement. Common in casual speech.

またまた遅ち刻こくか。
Late again, huh?
彼かれはまたまた同おなじ間ま違ちがいをした。
He made the same mistake yet again.

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Kanji

又or again, furthermore, on the other hand
復restore, return to, revert
亦also, again

Related words

また
また is the neutral 'again'; またまた is an emphatic, often colloquial repetition.

Written forms

またまたUsage97%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana. Kanji forms are rare.
又また々またUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using the iteration mark 々.
又また又またUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form without iteration marks.
復また々また
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 復.
復また復また
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 復 without iteration marks.
亦また々また
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 亦.
亦また亦また
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 亦 without iteration marks.

Etymology

Reduplication of また (again) for emphasis. The kanji forms are rare and mostly historical.