Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
かえ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
繰返し
繰返

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(かえ) (kurikaeshiくりかへし (kurikafesi)?

  1. repetition
    Synonym: 反復 (hanpuku)
  2. The iteration mark , 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN