々

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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:
別々 betsubetsu separately
段々 dandan gradually
段々畑 dandanbatake terraced fields
意気揚々 ikiyōyō triumphantly, exultantly
色々 iroiro various
木々 kigi trees
興味津々 kyōmi-shinshin very interesting
中々 nakanaka quite
島々 shimajima islands
少々 shoushou a little
早々 sōsō early, immediately
時々 tokidoki sometimes
山々 yamayama mountains
翌々日 yokuyokujitsu 2 days later

links:
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Last ∆ on 28 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.