再生

Chinese

		again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (再生)		再	生

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàishēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi³ sang¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chài-sng / chài-seng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zai³ sên¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàishēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàisheng
    • Wade–Giles: tsai⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: dzài-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaysheng
    • Palladius: цзайшэн (czajšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 再生 在生

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoi³ sang¹
    • Yale: joi sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi³ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zoi³ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːi̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chài-sng
    • Tâi-lô: tsài-sng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaesngf
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chài-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tsài-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zaesefng
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sai²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zai³ sên¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsài seⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

Verb

再生

1. (archaic) to come back to life after having died
2. (archaic) to recover from a serious injury
3. (biology, pathology) to regenerate; to regrow

   癌症再生  ―  áizhèng zàishēng  ―  cancer regeneration

Synonyms

• (to regenerate): 重生 (chóngshēng)

Adjective

再生

1. (attributive) recycled

Derived terms

• 不可再生資源 / 不可再生资源 (bùkě zàishēng zīyuán)
• 再生能源 (zàishēng néngyuán)
• 可再生 (kězàishēng)
• 非再生資源 / 非再生资源 (fēi zàishēng zīyuán)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 再生 – see 在生 (“how”). (This term is a variant form of 在生).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
再	生
さい Grade: 5	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From 再(さい) (sai-, “re-, again”) + 生(せい) (sei, “live, life”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さいせー [sàíséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ise̞ː]

Noun

再(さい)生(せい) • (saisei) 

1. coming to life again
2. regeneration
3. reuse
4. recycle
5. reproduction
6. playback

   再生(さいせい)ボタン

   saisei botan

   play button

Synonyms

• (coming to life again): 蘇生(そせい) (sosei), 回生(かいせい) (kaisei)
• (recycle): 再製(さいせい) (saisei)

Derived terms

• 再生繊維(さいせいせんい) (saiseisen'i)
• 再生装置(さいせいそうち) (saiseisōchi)
• 再生品(さいせいひん) (saiseihin)

Verb

再(さい)生(せい)する • (saisei suru) suru (stem 再(さい)生(せい)し (saisei shi), past 再(さい)生(せい)した (saisei shita))

1. to come back to life, to come to life again, to be reborn
2. to regenerate

   トカゲの尻尾(しっぽ)は切(き)れても再生(さいせい)します。

   Tokage no shippo wa kirete mo saisei shimasu.

   A lizard's tail regrows even if cut off.

3. to reuse
4. to play back

Conjugation

Conjugation of "再生する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	再生し	さいせいし	saisei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	再生し	さいせいし	saisei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	再生する	さいせいする	saisei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	再生する	さいせいする	saisei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	再生すれ	さいせいすれ	saisei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	再生せよ¹ 再生しろ²	さいせいせよ¹ さいせいしろ²	saisei seyo¹ saisei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	再生される	さいせいされる	saisei sareru
Causative	再生させる 再生さす	さいせいさせる さいせいさす	saisei saseru saisei sasu
Potential	再生できる	さいせいできる	saisei dekiru
Volitional	再生しよう	さいせいしよう	saisei shiyō
Negative	再生しない	さいせいしない	saisei shinai
Negative continuative	再生せず	さいせいせず	saisei sezu
Formal	再生します	さいせいします	saisei shimasu
Perfective	再生した	さいせいした	saisei shita
Conjunctive	再生して	さいせいして	saisei shite
Hypothetical conditional	再生すれば	さいせいすれば	saisei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “再生”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
再	生

Noun

再生 • (jaesaeng) (hangeul 재생)

1. hanja form^? of 재생 (“playback”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
再	生

Verb

再生

1. chữ Hán form of tái sinh (“come back to life”)