Japanese word

再現

Pronunciation

Romajisaigen

Meaning

  • nounreproduction

Example

昔の町並みを再現します。mukashi no machi na mi o sai gen shi ma su

We reproduce the old townscape.

Illustration for 再現 (reproduction)

More examples

実験では、同じ結果の再現が重要です。jik ken de wa ona ji kek ka no sai gen ga jū yō de su

Reproducing the same result is important in experiments.

Core concept

Centers on bringing a past or absent scene, object, or experience into a form that can be seen or experienced again.

Common phrases

  • 再現を試みるsai gen o kokoro mi ru

    attempt to reproduce

  • 再現に成功するsai gen ni sei kō su ru

    succeed in reproducing

  • 再現が難しいsai gen ga muzuka shi i

    difficult to reproduce

Similar words

複製fukusei: A copy created to have the same form as an original object, image, or document.
復元fukugen: Restoring an object or state that has been damaged, changed, or lost.
再生saisei: Making recorded sound, images, or past events available to experience again.

Definition in Japanese

過去の状態や場面などを、実際の形や様子としてもう一度現すこと。ka ko no jō tai ya ba men na do o jis sai no katachi ya yō su to shi te mō ichi do arawa su ko to

Word origin

再現 (saigen) combines 再 (sai, "again") and 現 (gen, "appear" or "become visible"), giving the sense of making something appear again.

Usage tips

  • The English word reproduction can suggest copying, whereas 再現 (saigen) also covers recreating a scene or atmosphere, so context determines the best translation.

Other meanings

  • reenactmentnoun
  • replicationnoun

Related words

  • 再現するsaigensurureproduceverb
  • 再現性saigenseireproducibilitynoun

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