復旧|ふっきゅうfukkyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrestoration; restitution; rehabilitation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 復旧する（ふっきゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 復旧します（ふっきゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 復旧しない（ふっきゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 復旧しません（ふっきゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 復旧せず・復旧せぬ（ふっきゅうせず・ふっきゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 復旧した（ふっきゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 復旧しました（ふっきゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 復旧しなかった（ふっきゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 復旧しませんでした（ふっきゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 復旧して（ふっきゅうして） |
| Potential | 復旧できる（ふっきゅうできる） |
| Passive | 復旧される（ふっきゅうされる） |
| Causative | 復旧させる（ふっきゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 復旧させられる（ふっきゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 復旧すれば（ふっきゅうすれば） |
| tara | 復旧したら（ふっきゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 復旧しよう（ふっきゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 復旧しましょう（ふっきゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 復旧しろ（ふっきゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym修復しゅうふくNeutralRestores damaged buildings and cultural properties (「文化財の修復」), also used for repairing relationships; 「復旧」 puts the stress on facilities running again.
- Synonym回復かいふくNeutralThe broadest word for recovery (「体力の回復」), covering health, condition and much more; 「復旧」 centers on services and facilities getting back up.
- Synonym復元ふくげんNeutralRestoring something to its original state (「データ復元」「遺跡の復元」); about returning to a former form, not resuming operation.
- Related修理しゅうりNeutralThe most general word for fixing something broken (「車の修理」); it targets the broken object itself, while 「復旧」 is about services and systems running again.
- Related修繕しゅうぜんNeutralRepairing worn or damaged places (「屋根の修繕」), used mainly for buildings and clothing; it does not cover restoring suspended services like 「復旧」.
- Related立て直すたてなおすNeutralTo rebuild or revive something in bad shape (「経営を立て直す」); it is about turning a situation around, not restoring physical services.
- Related修正しゅうせいNeutralCorrecting mistakes or flaws (「誤りを修正する」); the focus is fixing what is wrong, not bringing stopped services back.
- Related改修かいしゅうNeutralRenovating or rebuilding faulty parts of structures (「道路の改修」), used mainly for construction works; it is not about services resuming after a stoppage.
- Related直しなおしNeutralColloquial noun for fixing or mending (「服の直し」); a casual everyday word, unlike the service-restoration sense of 「復旧」.
- Related手入れていれNeutralCare and upkeep, including small repairs (「庭の手入れ」); the focus is on routine maintenance rather than getting things running after a disaster.
- Related補修ほしゅうNeutralPatching up damaged parts (「補修工事」), used mostly for roads and walls; it is partial repair, not full restoration of a system.
- Related復調ふくちょうNeutralRegaining one's former condition or form (「エースが復調する」), used mostly in sports; it is about performance, not infrastructure.
- Related立ち直りたちなおりNeutralRecovery from a bad state or hardship (「景気の立ち直り」), such as the economy picking up again; about bouncing back, not physical restoration.
- RelatedリペアNeutralLoanword for repairing or mending items such as clothes, instruments, furniture and cars; not used for restoring infrastructure like 「復旧」.
- RelatedリカバリーNeutralLoanword for recovery or getting something back, used broadly, as in 「データのリカバリー」 or 「疲労のリカバリー」.
- Related修補しゅうほWrittenWritten/formal word for mending, rare; in everyday speech use 「修理」. Not for restoring services.
- Related繕いつくろいNeutralMending, mostly of clothes (「靴下の繕い」); a small, hands-on fix, far narrower than 「復旧」.
- Related復するふくするWrittenWritten/formal word for returning to a former state (「旧に復する」), rare; literary flavor, unlike practical 「復旧」.
- Antonym破壊はかいNeutralDestruction — the direct opposite of 「復旧」: breaking down what 「復旧」 puts back into working order.
- Antonym損壊そんかいNeutralDamage to structures or equipment; the opposite of 「復旧」 — things are damaged first, then restored.
Use 「復旧」 when transport, power or other services hit by a disaster start running again, as in 「電車が復旧する」 or 「復旧作業」. To fix a broken object, say 「修理」; to restore buildings or cultural properties, 「修復」; for recovery in general — health, condition, lost things — 「回復」 is the broadest. 「復元」 means returning something to its original form, and 「破壊」 and 「損壊」 are its opposites, describing the damage that makes 「復旧」 necessary.
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