再興|さいこうsaikou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrevival; restoration; resuscitation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 再興する（さいこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 再興します（さいこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 再興しない（さいこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 再興しません（さいこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 再興せず・再興せぬ（さいこうせず・さいこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 再興した（さいこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 再興しました（さいこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 再興しなかった（さいこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 再興しませんでした（さいこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 再興して（さいこうして） |
| Potential | 再興できる（さいこうできる） |
| Passive | 再興される（さいこうされる） |
| Causative | 再興させる（さいこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 再興させられる（さいこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 再興すれば（さいこうすれば） |
| tara | 再興したら（さいこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 再興しよう（さいこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 再興しましょう（さいこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 再興しろ（さいこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym復興ふっこうNeutralRebuilding after disaster and restoring prosperity, as in 「震災からの復興」; stresses reconstruction, while 「再興」 stresses reviving a declining family business or organization.
- SynonymリバイバルNeutralLoanword for a trend regaining popularity or a show being staged again; centers on fashions coming back.
- Synonym復活ふっかつNeutralRevival or restoration, as in 「祭りの復活」; centers on something reappearing after an interruption.
- Synonym再起さいきNeutralA comeback after failure, said of people, companies, and organizations alike; 「再興」 centers on reviving a declining family business or organization.
- Synonym中興ちゅうこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Bringing something back to prosperity after a temporary decline, as in 「中興の祖」; centers on the credit for that revival.
- Synonym蘇生そせいNeutralResuscitation, bringing back to life; centers on saving a life and is mostly said of lives or heart and lungs.
- Related回復かいふくNeutralRecovery in the broadest range of uses; does not carry the nuance of restoring a family's fortunes.
- Related返り咲きかえりざきNeutralReturning to a former post or blooming a second time; centers on getting back to one's original position.
- Related更生こうせいNeutralRehabilitation: turning over a new leaf or rebuilding a company; centers on remaking oneself.
- Related復古ふっこNeutralRestoring old institutions, as in 「王政復古」; centers on a return to the past.
- Related蘇りよみがえりNeutralA noun for resurrection or coming back to life; a native Japanese word with a literary flavor.
- Antonym廃絶はいぜつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Dying out or being abolished, as in 「家の廃絶」「核兵器の廃絶」; the opposite of 「再興」.
- Antonym滅亡めつぼうNeutralRuin or collapse; the opposite of 「再興」's renewed prosperity, used mainly of nations and families.
Use 「再興」 to bring a declining family, temple, or organization back to prosperity, as in 「お家再興」「寺の再興」. For post-disaster rebuilding say 「復興」; for something reappearing after an interruption, 「復活」; for revival after a mid-course decline, 「中興」. The antonym is 「滅亡」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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