noun
repetition symbol; iteration mark
A symbol used in Japanese writing to indicate that the preceding character is repeated. The most common example is 々, which repeats the previous kanji.
See also: 々
「人々」の「々」は繰り返し符号です。
The 々 in 人々 is a repetition symbol.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Variant spelling using the simplified form 返し instead of り返し.
Compound of 繰り返し (repetition) and 符号 (symbol, mark). The term refers to a class of symbols used to repeat characters, with 々 being the most prominent example.