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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

再さい編へん

saihen

to reorganize

Example sentences

  1. 旗本はたもとを中心ちゅうしんとする直轄軍ちょっかつぐんの再編さいへんに着手ちゃくしゅした。

    He began reorganizing, centering control of the army under the direct retainers of the bakufu.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. だが、清しんの朝廷ちょうていはそれでも水軍すいぐんの再編さいへんを行おこなわなかった。

    Nonetheless, the Qing dynasty did not reorganize its navy.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. すぐさま兵へいを再編さいへんした将門まさかどに反撃はんげきされるも再ふたたびそれを退しりぞけた。

    Soon after that, Masakado regrouped the army to counterattack, but was defeated again.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 再編

  • 再again; twiceOnサイ・サKunふたたび
  • 編compilation; knitOnヘンKunあむ

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