How to say "reclaim" in Japanese

• 救出きゅうしゅつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'reclaim' in the sense of rescuing a person from danger or captivity; it is really the word for rescue and deliverance, and is seldom the word you want for other senses of 'reclaim'.
  彼かれらはヘリコプターで救出きゅうしゅつされた。↗

  They were rescued by helicopter.
• 埋め立てるうめたてるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'reclaim' in the sense of filling in water or low ground to create usable land; a typical context is reclaiming a bay or marsh as building ground.

Choose 救出 when 'reclaim' means rescuing a person from danger or captivity, and 「埋め立てる」 when it means filling in water or low ground to create land; neither fits reclaiming lost property.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 救出きゅうしゅつrescue
• 埋め立てるうめたてるto reclaim