甦|よみがえyomigae[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounresurrection

• Synonym復活ふっかつNeutralThe everyday word with the broadest range: coming back from death, or something abolished being restored. In most uses it can replace 「甦」.
• Synonym蘇りよみがえりWrittenA written/formal noun for dead or lost things regaining life; essentially synonymous with 「甦」.
• RelatedリバイバルNeutralLoanword for a revival in the sense of old works or fashions becoming popular again, such as a film re-release. Not for literal rebirth.
• Related復興ふっこうNeutralRevival and rebuilding after disaster or decline, e.g. a region recovering from a quake. Not used for people or things coming back to life.
• Related再起さいきNeutralA comeback: getting back on one's feet after a setback, failure or illness. Applies to people and their fortunes, not to resurrection.
• Related再興さいこうWrittenWritten/formal: making something that has declined flourish again. It acts on an object and does not refer to returning to life.
• Related中興ちゅうこうWrittenWritten/formal: the resurgence of a dynasty or organization after decline. Narrow and historical in flavour.
• Related復古ふっこWrittenWritten/formal: restoring old systems or customs, as in 「王政復古」. Institutional in focus, not about rebirth.
• Antonym死ぬしぬNeutralAntonym: to die, to lose life — the plain everyday verb standing opposite to 「甦」's return from death.
• Antonym滅びるほろびるNeutralAntonym: to perish, to decline and vanish — the opposite of 「甦」's revival or reappearance.

「甦」 is for coming back from death or lost things reappearing, and mostly appears as the verb 「甦る（蘇る）」, as in 「記憶が甦る」. For revival in general use 「復活」; for rebuilding after a disaster use 「復興」.

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1. 死しんだ人ひとや物ものが、もう一度いちど生き返いきかえること。また、失うしなわれていたものが、もう一度いちど現あらわれること。