リバイバルribaibaru

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrevival

• Synonym再興さいこうWrittenWritten register. Restoring a declined organization or family to prosperity, as in 「家の再興」; stresses the active work of rebuilding.
• Synonym復活ふっかつNeutralNeutral, everyday word for something abolished or vanished returning to its former state; broader in use than リバイバル.
• Synonym再燃さいねんWrittenWritten word for a settled problem or dispute flaring up again; often carries a negative nuance.
• Synonym中興ちゅうこうFormalFormal word for a dynasty or organization revitalized after decline, as in 「中興の祖」; historical, formal tone.
• Synonym復古ふっこWrittenWritten word for returning to old systems or customs, as in 「王政復古」; restoring the past rather than a new boom.
• Synonym復興ふっこうNeutralNeutral word for regaining vitality, especially a disaster-hit region recovering, as in 「震災復興」; rebuilding rather than a trend returning.
• Related再起さいきWrittenWritten word for a person getting back on their feet after failure or illness, as in 「再起を図る」; focuses on people, not trends.
• Related再現さいげんNeutralNeutral word for presenting a past scene or event again just as it was, as in 「事件を再現する」; re-creation, not renewed popularity.
• Related返り咲きかえりざきWrittenCommon in news reports: regaining a position once lost, as in 「首位に返り咲く」; about rank or status.
• Related蘇りよみがえりWrittenWritten and literary: something dead or lost regaining life; carries a literary flavor.
• Antonym廃止はいしNeutralNeutral antonym: abolishing a system or activity; the opposite of something becoming popular again.
• Antonym消滅しょうめつWrittenWritten antonym: vanishing completely and ceasing to exist; the opposite of リバイバル's coming back into favor.

Use 「リバイバル」 when old songs, films or once-popular fashions come back, as in 「リバイバル上映」. For revival in general, 「復活」 is the everyday choice, and 「復興」 is the word for a region rebuilding after disaster. The others are narrower: people (「再起」, 「返り咲き」), re-creation (「再現」), or formal and written contexts.

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1. 一度いちど衰おとろえたものが、再ふたたび流行りゅうこうしたり人気にんきが出でたりすること。