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How to say "Once again" or "Anew" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Once again" or "Anew" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Once again" or "Anew" is "Aratamete", written in japanese as "改めて".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese adverb '改めて (あらためて)' can mean 'once again' or 'anew'. It is used to indicate that an action or thought is being repeated, emphasized, or reconsidered after some time or change of circumstance. For example: I'd like to say this again - (改めて、これを言いたい). Let's think about this issue once more - (この問題をあらためて考えましょう).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "改" means "Reform" and can be read as "Kai" and "Arata"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Aratamete" mean in japanese?

"Aratamete" means "Once again" or "Anew" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for reform?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Once again" or "Anew" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "め" is read as "me". The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.