繰り返し

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 繰り返し is read as くりかえし and is a noun for repetition as well as an adverbial expression for doing something repeatedly.
• Basic usage: Hearing the same explanation repeatedly appears in 同じ説明を繰り返し聞く, while avoiding repeated failure appears in 失敗の繰り返しを避ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Adverbial and nominal uses
  • 繰り返し聞く modifies how the action is done, while 失敗の繰り返し names the recurrence itself.
• Difference from 再び
  • Unlike a word that can mean once again, this term focuses on repetition continuing over multiple occurrences.