This symbol is not strictly a kanji, but instead an iteration symbol. It means that the previous kanji is repeated. In Japanese this is preferred to writing the same kanji twice. This does not, however, mean that the reading of the kanji need be the same.

examples:
betsubetsu separately
dandan gradually
dandanbatake terraced fields
ikiyōyō triumphantly, exultantly
iroiro various
kigi trees
kyōmi-shinshin very interesting
nakanaka quite
shimajima islands
shoushou a little
sōsō early, immediately
tokidoki sometimes
yamayama mountains

links:
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Last ∆ on 26 June 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.