Write the Readings of This Kanji: 生

なま, う, しょう, せい, い

How to say 'Playback' or 'Recycling' in Japanese | 再生

Wondering how to say 'Playback' or 'Recycling' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Playback or Recycling is 'Saisei', written as 再生 in Japanese.'Playback' or 'Recycling' in hiragana is さいせい.

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再生

Meaning

Playback, Recycling

Reading

さいせい

saisei

Kanji

再Again, Twice 生Life

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '再生 (さいせい)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'playback', referring to the act of playing back audio or video recordings. For example: I listened to the playback of the song「その曲の再生を聞いた」(そのきょくのさいせいをきいた). The second meaning is 'recycling', referring to the process of converting waste materials into reusable materials. For example: Recycling is important for the environment「再生は環境にとって重要だ」(さいせいはかんきょうにとってじゅうようだ). These two meanings are distinct and unrelated, hence both are included as separate meanings.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

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Frequency

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Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 再生

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

再

Meaning

Again, Twice

kanji

生

Meaning

Life

Words Related to 再生 Through the Kanji 再

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 再 as well.

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再

Meaning

Again

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再び

Meaning

Again

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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再来月

Meaning

Month after next

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再来週

Meaning

Week after next

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再開

Meaning

Resumption

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再会

Meaning

Reunion

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再度

Meaning

Again

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再建

Meaning

Rebuilding

Words Related to 再生 Through the Kanji 生

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 生 as well.

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大学生

Meaning

Student

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高校生

Meaning

High school student

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先生

Meaning

Teacher

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生きる

Meaning

Live

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留学生

Meaning

Foreign student

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生まれる

Meaning

Born

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人生

Meaning

Life

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生ずる

Meaning

Arise

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学生

Meaning

Student

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生産

Meaning

Production

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生活

Meaning

Life

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中学生

Meaning

Middle school student

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小学生

Meaning

Elementary student

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生徒

Meaning

Student

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発生

Meaning

Occurrence

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生命

Meaning

Life

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生む

Meaning

Give birth

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一生

Meaning

Lifetime

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生物

Meaning

Organism

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誕生日

Meaning

Birthday

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一生懸命

Meaning

Hard, Earnestly

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生かす

Meaning

Utilize

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生理

Meaning

Menstruation, Physiology

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生み出す

Meaning

Produce

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厚生

Meaning

Welfare

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生まれ

Meaning

Birth

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生じる

Meaning

Arise

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生き方

Meaning

Lifestyle

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生け花

Meaning

Flower arranging

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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生まれつき

Meaning

Innately

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生き生きと

Meaning

Vividly

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生涯

Meaning

Lifetime

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生死

Meaning

Life and death

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生存

Meaning

Survival

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生える

Meaning

Grow

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衛生的

Meaning

Sanitary

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芝生

Meaning

Lawn

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生き物

Meaning

Creature

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衛生

Meaning

Hygiene

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生成

Meaning

Generation

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長生き

Meaning

Long life

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生やす

Meaning

Grow

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生

Meaning

Raw

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無生物

Meaning

Inanimate

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生態

Meaning

Ecology

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生意気

Meaning

Cheeky

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生き残る

Meaning

Survive

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新生

Meaning

Rebirth

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出生

Meaning

Birth

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生き生き

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Vividly

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誕生

Meaning

Birth

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同級生

Meaning

Classmate

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生臭い

Meaning

Fishy, Bloody

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