To Repeat
To Repeat Over And Over
intransitive verb, transitive verb, godan verb
繰る is "to spin" (so spinning) and 返す is "to return" (so returning). Put them together and you have something that's spinning and returning to the same spot over and over. Something that does that is repeating itself, making this to repeat or to repeat over and over.
くりかえす
The readings come from 繰る and 返す. Combine them together to get the reading.
同じ失敗を何度も繰り返すのはやめようじゃないか。
Can’t you stop repeating the same mistakes over and over?