繰り返し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
繰	返
く Grade: S	かえ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
繰返し 繰返

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 繰り返す (kurikaesu, “to repeat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くりかえし [kùríkáéshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾʲika̠e̞ɕi]

Noun

繰(く)り返(かえ)し • (kurikaeshi) ^{←くりかへし (kurikafesi)?}

1. repetition

   Synonym: 反復 (hanpuku)

2. The iteration mark 々, which indicates that the previous kanji ought to be repeated.

   Synonyms: 漢字返し (kanji gaeshi), 同の字点 (dō no jiten), ノマ (noma), 同じ (onaji), 同じく (onajiku)

3. (programming) a loop

   Synonym: ループ

Derived terms

• 繰(く)り返(かえ)し記号(きごう) (kurikaeshi kigō)
• 繰(く)り返(かえ)し配列(はいれつ) (kurikaeshi hairetsu)
• 繰(く)り返(かえ)し反射(はんしゃ)干渉(かんしょう) (kurikaeshi hansha kanshō)
• 繰(く)り返(かえ)し符号(ふごう) (kurikaeshi fugō)
• 引(ひ)っ繰(く)り返(かえ)し (hikkurikaeshi)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN