再開

• Reading: さいかい
• Romaji: saikai
• Kanji breakdown: 再 (sai/futata) — again, re-; 開 (kai/hira/a) — open, begin
• Pronunciation: /sa.i.ka.i/

Meaning

Reopening; resumption; restarting. Beginning again after a pause or interruption.

A noun and suru-verb meaning to resume or restart something that was paused or stopped. Can be both transitive and intransitive: 営業を再開する (eigyou wo saikai suru, to resume business), サービスが再開される (saabisu ga saikai sareru, the service is resumed). Pairs naturally with 中止 and 延期 in discussions of scheduling.

Examples

1. 工事は来月から再開する予定です。 Construction is scheduled to resume starting next month.
2. 店が改装後に営業を再開した。 The store resumed business after its renovation.
3. 中断していた交渉が再開された。 The negotiations that had been suspended were resumed.

Usage Guide

Context: business, news, official communication

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Compound of 再 (sai, again/re-) and 開 (kai, open/begin). Literally 'opening again', describing the act of resuming something that had been halted.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal