復興|ふっこうfukkou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrevival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 復興する（ふっこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 復興します（ふっこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 復興しない（ふっこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 復興しません（ふっこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 復興せず・復興せぬ（ふっこうせず・ふっこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 復興した（ふっこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 復興しました（ふっこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 復興しなかった（ふっこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 復興しませんでした（ふっこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 復興して（ふっこうして） |
| Potential | 復興できる（ふっこうできる） |
| Passive | 復興される（ふっこうされる） |
| Causative | 復興させる（ふっこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 復興させられる（ふっこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 復興すれば（ふっこうすれば） |
| tara | 復興したら（ふっこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 復興しよう（ふっこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 復興しましょう（ふっこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 復興しろ（ふっこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym復活ふっかつNeutralA noun for something abolished or lost coming back to life or reappearing, as in 「伝統行事の復活」; 復興 stresses renewed prosperity after a decline.
- Synonym再興さいこうWrittenWritten word for bringing something back to vigor, as in 「お家再興」; used mostly of families and organizations.
- SynonymリバイバルNeutralLoanword for something that faded becoming popular or fashionable again, as in 「リバイバルブーム」.
- Synonym中興ちゅうこうWrittenWritten word for reviving something that had lost momentum, used mostly in historical contexts, as in 「中興の祖」.
- Related再起さいきNeutralA noun for staging a comeback from a bad situation, as in 「再起不能」; used mostly of individuals.
- Related持ち直すもちなおすNeutralSays a bad situation is picking up or recovering, as in 「景気が持ち直す」; common in speech.
- Related生き返るいきかえるNeutralTo come back to life or feel completely refreshed, as in 「生き返った気分」; colloquial.
- Related更生こうせいNeutralA noun for reforming oneself and starting anew, or for a company's rebuilding, as in 「更生施設」.
- Related返り咲きかえりざきNeutralComing back to a position or status once lost, as in 「首位に返り咲く」.
- Related蘇生そせいNeutralA noun for resuscitation, as in 「蘇生措置」; used mostly in medical contexts.
- Related蘇るよみがえるNeutralA native Japanese verb for reviving or coming back to life, as in 「町が蘇る」.
- Related立ち直るたちなおるNeutralTo get back on one's feet and pull oneself together, as in 「失恋から立ち直る」; used mostly of individuals.
- Related甦よみがえWrittenRare written word for resurrection or the reappearance of something lost; in daily speech use 「蘇り」. It does not cover the rebuilding of regions or industries.
- Related復古ふっこNeutralA noun for restoring old systems and ways, as in 「復古主義」; the emphasis is on returning to the past.
- Related回復かいふくNeutralA noun for returning to a good state or regaining what was lost, as in 「景気回復」; the most general word of this group.
- Related蘇りよみがえりWrittenWritten, literary word for coming back to life or reviving.
- Related挽回ばんかいNeutralA noun for winning back something lost or turning a bad situation around, as in 「劣勢を挽回する」.
- Antonym衰退すいたいNeutralAntonym: decline, the fading of vigor and vitality — the opposite of 復興.
- Antonym荒廃こうはいNeutralAntonym: falling into ruin and disuse — the opposite of the rebuilding 復興 describes.
Use 「復興」 for renewed prosperity after a decline or disaster; it covers regions, industries and culture, as in 「被災地の復興」 and 「文芸復興」. When something abolished or lost simply reappears, say 「復活」; for a person getting back on their feet, 「立ち直る」. The opposites are 「衰退」 and 「荒廃」.
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