How to say "rebirth" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 新生しんせいnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers rebirth as a new birth or fresh start: someone or something beginning a new life or starting over as something new. The nuance is a clean slate, not a return from death.
- 復活ふっかつnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers rebirth as resurrection or revival: coming back to life after death, or something that had ceased or been lost coming back. It also serves for resurrection in the religious sense.
- 更生こうせいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbReally means regeneration or reform: a person mending their ways, or an organization being rebuilt or reorganized. For rebirth it is narrow — think reform and rebuilding rather than literal rebirth.
Use 新生 for a fresh start or new birth, 復活 for coming back to life or revival after death or disappearance, and 更生 for reforming oneself or the rebuilding of an organization.
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