How to say 'Recovery' or 'Revival' in Japanese | 復興

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The Japanese word for Recovery or Revival is 'Fukkou', written as 復興 in Japanese.'Recovery' or 'Revival' in hiragana is ふっこう.

word

復興

Meaning

Recovery, Revival

Reading

ふっこう

fukkou

Kanji

復Restore 興Interest, Entertain

Explanation

The Japanese noun '復興 (ふっこう)' refers to the act of recovering or reviving something, often after a period of decline or destruction. It is commonly used in contexts such as economic recovery, reconstruction after disasters, or cultural revival. For example: The town is in recovery after the earthquake「その町は地震の後、復興中です」(そのまちはじしんのあと、ふっこうちゅうです). The revival of traditional arts is important「伝統芸術の復興は重要です」(でんとうげいじゅつのふっこうはじゅうようです). Note that while 'recovery' and 'revival' are closely related, they can apply to different contexts, such as physical reconstruction versus cultural or economic resurgence.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6100

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 復興

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

復

Meaning

Restore

kanji

興

Meaning

Interest, Entertain

Words Related to 復興 Through the Kanji 復

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 復 as well.

word

復習

Meaning

Review

word

回復

Meaning

Recovery

word

復帰

Meaning

Return, Reinstatement

word

復活

Meaning

Revival

word

往復

Meaning

Roundtrip

Words Related to 復興 Through the Kanji 興

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 興 as well.

word

興味

Meaning

Interest

word

興奮

Meaning

Excitement

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