How to say "recount" in Japanese

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  • 物語るものがたるJLPT N2approx.Common
    godan verb, transitive verbThe verb sense: to recount events, experiences, or a story, with a storytelling nuance. Fits a memoir or narrative giving an account of what happened; a common word.
  • 再集計さいしゅうけい
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe noun sense: a recount of ballots, tallying votes a second time, as in a close election. A less common word naming the procedure itself, not for recounting events in words.

For recounting events or experiences in words, use the verb 「物語る」; for a recount of ballots or votes, use the noun 再集計 — the two senses of English 'recount' split neatly between them.

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Japanese equivalents
  • 物語るものがたるto tell (a story)
  • 再集計さいしゅうけいrecount (e.g. of ballots)

JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

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