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復活 — meaning in English

fukkatsu

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English meaning

  • comeback noun A return to success or popularity after a period of decline or absence.
  • resurgence noun An instance of something resurging; a renewal of vigor or vitality.
  • resurrection noun The act of coming back to life after death.
  • revival noun A return of something, such as interest, energy, or activity, after a period of decline.
  • revive verb To bring someone back to consciousness or restore them to health.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.

Senses

復活 is used for these senses in English:

  • Resurrection (Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  • comeback A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
  • resurgence An instance of something resurging; a renewal of vigor or vitality.
  • resurrection The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
  • revivable That can be revived. Possible to return to life.
  • revive To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
  • revive To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
  • rise To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.

comeback — full definition

  1. noun A return to success or popularity after a period of decline or absence.
  2. noun A quick, witty reply, especially to an insult.
  3. noun A sports team or athlete's recovery from a significant deficit to win or tie a game.

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