返り咲き・返咲き|かえりざきkaerizaki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncomeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement
2. nounsecond blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence

• Synonym再起さいきWrittenWritten word for getting back on one's feet after failure or injury, as in 「再起を図る」; the emphasis is on the person themselves recovering.
• Synonym復活ふっかつNeutralA broad word for revival or restoration, as in 「伝統の復活」; it applies to both people and things.
• SynonymカムバックNeutralLoanword for an entertainer or athlete returning to activity, as in 「カムバックを果たす」; common in colloquial speech.
• RelatedリバイバルNeutralLoanword for old works or trends becoming popular again, as in 「リバイバル上映」; it is used mostly of things rather than people.
• Related再興さいこうWrittenWritten word for reviving a family business or a nation, as in 「家の再興」; it leans toward formal prose.
• Related中興ちゅうこうWrittenWritten word for the revival of a dynasty or enterprise, as in 「中興の祖」; it has a historical, literary flavor.
• Related甦よみがえWrittenWritten word with the same sense as 「蘇り」— resurrection or revival; the spelling is uncommon, and it does not specifically mean returning to a former position.
• Related蘇りよみがえりNeutralNoun for revival or awakening, as in 「記憶の蘇り」; the emphasis is on regaining life and vitality.
• Antonym初咲きNeutralAntonym: a flower's first blooming of the season, the opposite of the headword's second blooming.

Use 「返り咲き」 for returning to a position once lost, as in 「首位に返り咲く」, and for flowers blooming a second time. For rallying after failure pick 「再起」, for an entertainer's or athlete's comeback 「カムバック」, and for revival or resurrection 「復活」; 「初咲き」 is the season's first bloom.

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

1. 一度いちど失うしなった地位ちいや仕事しごとに、再ふたたび就つくこと。
2. 花はなが一度いちど咲さいた後あと、もう一度いちど咲さくこと。