復習|ふくしゅうfukushuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbreview (of learned material); revision
    その課かの復習ふくしゅうをしましたか。↗
    Have you gone over the lesson?
Conjugation
Dictionary form復習する(ふくしゅうする)
Polite (masu)復習します(ふくしゅうします)
Negative (nai)復習しない(ふくしゅうしない)
polite (masen)復習しません(ふくしゅうしません)
classical zu / nu復習せず・復習せぬ(ふくしゅうせず・ふくしゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)復習した(ふくしゅうした)
polite (mashita)復習しました(ふくしゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)復習しなかった(ふくしゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)復習しませんでした(ふくしゅうしませんでした)
Te form復習して(ふくしゅうして)
Potential復習できる(ふくしゅうできる)
Passive復習される(ふくしゅうされる)
Causative復習させる(ふくしゅうさせる)
Causative passive復習させられる(ふくしゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)復習すれば(ふくしゅうすれば)
tara復習したら(ふくしゅうしたら)
Volitional復習しよう(ふくしゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)復習しましょう(ふくしゅうしましょう)
Imperative復習しろ(ふくしゅうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymおさらいCasualColloquial. Covers both reviewing material and rehearsing, as in 「おさらいしよう」; feels friendlier and more casual than 「復習」.
  • Synonym温習おんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for going over learned material again; uncommon in everyday use — 「復習」 is the usual word.
  • Antonym予習よしゅうNeutralThe opposite of 「復習」: studying material in advance of a lesson, as in 「明日の予習をする」.

For reviewing learned material, 「復習」 is the default and works in both speech and writing. In casual conversation you can also say 「おさらい」; 「温習」 is rare. For studying ahead of a lesson, use 「予習」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 習ならったことを再度さいど繰り返くりかえし演習えんしゅうしたり覚おぼえなおしたりすること。
Kanji in this word
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