生き返る・生返る・生きかえる|いきかえるikikaeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 生き返る(いきかえる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 生き返ります(いきかえります) |
| Negative (nai) | 生き返らない(いきかえらない) |
| polite (masen) | 生き返りません(いきかえりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 生き返らず・生き返らぬ(いきかえらず・いきかえらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 生き返った(いきかえった) |
| polite (mashita) | 生き返りました(いきかえりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 生き返らなかった(いきかえらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 生き返りませんでした(いきかえりませんでした) |
| Te form | 生き返って(いきかえって) |
| Potential | 生き返れる(いきかえれる) |
| Passive | 生き返られる(いきかえられる) |
| Causative | 生き返らせる(いきかえらせる) |
| Causative passive | 生き返らせられる・生き返らされる(いきかえらせられる・いきかえらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 生き返れば(いきかえれば) |
| tara | 生き返ったら(いきかえったら) |
| Volitional | 生き返ろう(いきかえろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 生き返りましょう(いきかえりましょう) |
| Imperative | 生き返れ(いきかえれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym蘇るよみがえるNeutralCovers coming back to life but also memories resurfacing and things being revived; broader in use and somewhat more literary than 「生き返る」.
- Synonym蘇生そせいWrittenMedical resuscitation, as in 「蘇生術」; a written, technical term.
- Related持ち直すもちなおすNeutralUsed for an illness or the economy picking up, also for shifting something to your other hand; focuses on recovery from a bad state.
- Related復活ふっかつNeutralRevival or comeback, said of systems, popularity, or a player returning; what comes back is usually a thing rather than a life.
- Related再起さいきWrittenMaking a comeback, as in 「再起を図る」; stresses rallying after failure. Written/formal.
- Related立ち直るたちなおるNeutralPulling yourself together or getting back on your feet, as in 「ショックから立ち直る」; focuses on emotional recovery.
- Antonym死ぬしぬNeutralAntonym: to die; the opposite of 「生き返る」 coming back to life.
- Antonym絶命するWrittenAntonym: to breathe one's last; a written term for dying, opposite of 「生き返る」.
Use 「生き返る」 for coming back to life or feeling refreshed after utter exhaustion, as in 「生き返った気分」. For memories resurfacing say 「蘇る」, for medical resuscitation 「蘇生」, and for pulling yourself together 「立ち直る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


