復帰|ふっきfukki[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreturn; reversion; comeback; reinstatement
- noun, computingcarriage return
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 復帰する（ふっきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 復帰します（ふっきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 復帰しない（ふっきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 復帰しません（ふっきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 復帰せず・復帰せぬ（ふっきせず・ふっきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 復帰した（ふっきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 復帰しました（ふっきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 復帰しなかった（ふっきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 復帰しませんでした（ふっきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 復帰して（ふっきして） |
| Potential | 復帰できる（ふっきできる） |
| Passive | 復帰される（ふっきされる） |
| Causative | 復帰させる（ふっきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 復帰させられる（ふっきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 復帰すれば（ふっきすれば） |
| tara | 復帰したら（ふっきしたら） |
| Volitional | 復帰しよう（ふっきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 復帰しましょう（ふっきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 復帰しろ（ふっきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym戻るもどるNeutralEveryday native verb for going back to a place or former state, as in 「席に戻る」; 復帰 leans toward returning to one's post or the field.
- Related帰還きかんWrittenWritten style for returning from afar, as in 「宇宙から帰還」 or 「無事に帰還する」.
- Related帰るかえるNeutralEveryday verb for going home or back, as in 「家に帰る」; leans toward returning to where one belongs.
- Related舞い戻るまいもどるNeutralColloquial for coming back again, as in 「故郷に舞い戻る」; carries a nuance of unexpected return.
- Related引き返すひきかえすNeutralVerb for turning back partway, as in 「途中で引き返す」; leans toward retracing one's route.
- Related復職ふくしょくWrittenWritten style for reinstatement at work, as in 「育休から復職」; limited to the workplace.
- Related立ち戻るたちもどるWrittenWritten style for returning to a starting point, as in 「原点に立ち戻る」; leans toward the abstract.
- Related逆戻りぎゃくもどりNeutralGoing backward or relapsing, as in 「冬に逆戻り」; leans toward a situation reverting to something worse.
- Related立ち返るたちかえるWrittenWritten style for going back to one's original intentions, as in 「初心に立ち返る」.
- Related返るかえるNeutralVerb for returning to a former state, as in 「我に返る」; leans toward consciousness or states.
- Related帰ってくるかえってくるNeutralColloquial for coming back, as in 「無事に帰ってくる」; leans toward a person returning to your side.
- Related復するふくするWrittenWritten, rather literary verb for reverting to a former state, as in 「旧に復する」.
- Related復すふくすWrittenWritten verb for restoring or returning to the original state; synonymous with 「復する」 but rare.
- Related引っ返すひっかえすCasualColloquial for turning back the way you came; a casual variant of 「引き返す」.
- Related出戻るでもどるCasualColloquial for moving back in with one's parents after a divorce or returning to a former company; carries a teasing tone.
- Antonym離脱りだつWrittenWritten style for withdrawal or breaking away, the opposite of 復帰's return, as in 「戦線離脱」.
- Antonym退去たいきょWrittenWritten style for leaving or vacating a place; the opposite of 復帰.
Use 「復帰」 for returning to a former post, the field, or an original state, as in 「職場復帰」「現役復帰」「沖縄の本土復帰」; everyday going back is 「戻る」. 「帰ってくる」 is for people coming back to you, 「帰る」 for going home, 「帰還」 written style for returning from afar. 「引き返す」 (casual 「引っ返す」) means turning back partway; 「舞い戻る」 adds surprise; 「逆戻り」 suggests relapse to a worse state. 「復職」 is for work; 「立ち戻る」 and 「立ち返る」 for abstract returns; 「返る」 and literary 「復する」 for states. 「出戻る」 is teasing; the opposites are 「離脱」 and 「退去」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
