カムバックkamubakku

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcomeback
Conjugation
Dictionary formカムバックする
Polite (masu)カムバックします
Negative (nai)カムバックしない
polite (masen)カムバックしません
classical zu / nuカムバックせず・カムバックせぬ
Past (ta)カムバックした
polite (mashita)カムバックしました
Past negative (nakatta)カムバックしなかった
polite (masen deshita)カムバックしませんでした
Te formカムバックして
Potentialカムバックできる
Passiveカムバックされる
Causativeカムバックさせる
Causative passiveカムバックさせられる
Conditional (ba)カムバックすれば
taraカムバックしたら
Volitionalカムバックしよう
polite (mashou)カムバックしましょう
Imperativeカムバックしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym返り咲きかえりざきNeutralA noun for returning to a high position, as in 「首位に返り咲く」; it stresses restoring one's standing, while 「カムバック」 is colloquial and mostly used in entertainment and sports.
  • Synonym再起さいきNeutralA noun for staging a comeback after failure, as in 「再起をかける」; the emphasis is on recovering from a bad situation.

Use 「カムバック」 for returning to the stage or the field after retiring (「芸能界にカムバックする」); choose 「返り咲き」 for regaining a former position and 「再起」 for rallying after failure.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 引退いんたいしたり勢力せいりょくが衰おとろえたりしていた者ものが元もとの状態じょうたいに戻もどること。返り咲かえりざくこと。
English equivalents

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