Translation guide
The English phrase 'be restored' refers to returning to a previous state, condition, or position. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 復旧する (fukkyū suru) for systems and services, or 回復する (kaifuku suru) for health and conditions. The choice depends on what is being restored.
To express that a system, service, or infrastructure (like power, internet, transportation) is restored after a failure or outage.
Used specifically for the restoration of systems, services, or infrastructure after a breakdown or disaster. It implies returning to a functional state.
The power outage was restored.
It took time for the internet connection to be restored.
Passive form of 復旧する, often used when the agent is unknown or unimportant. Common in news reports.
To express that someone's health, energy, or a condition (like trust, reputation) is restored.
Used for recovery of health, strength, or a positive state. It can be used for both physical and abstract conditions.
To express that an object, data, or settings are restored to a previous state, often through a backup or repair.
Used for restoring data, files, or settings to a previous state, often from a backup. Also used for restoring artifacts or historical items.
To express that peace, order, or rights are restored after a disruption.
To express that a historical building, artwork, or artifact is restored to its original condition.
Specifically used for the restoration of artworks, buildings, or cultural properties. It implies careful repair to original state.
復旧 (fukkyū) is for systems and services (power, internet). 回復 (kaifuku) is for health, conditions, and abstract states (peace, trust). 復元 (fukugen) is for data, settings, and historical reconstruction. Using the wrong one can sound unnatural.
The power outage was restored. (correct)
Railway services are expected to be restored shortly.
His health was fully restored.
It takes time for trust to be restored.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to return' to a previous state. Often used in casual contexts for conditions or situations.
My condition was finally restored.
The data was restored from a backup.
Can deleted files be restored?
A common phrase meaning 'to put back to the original state'. Used for settings, arrangements, or physical objects.
Please restore the settings.
Peace was restored.
The police were deployed to restore order.
Transitive verb meaning 'to take back' or 'to regain'. Used when actively restoring something that was lost, like rights or reputation.
He was restored to freedom. (lit. He regained his freedom.)
The painting was restored by an expert.
The old temple is being restored.
Can also be used for historical restoration, especially when recreating something that was lost or damaged, like a building or artifact.
The castle was restored to its former appearance.
停電が回復した。
The power outage was restored. (incorrect, sounds like the outage recovered by itself)
Avoid directly translating 'be restored' as 復旧される or 回復される in casual speech. Often, the intransitive verb (復旧する, 回復する) is more natural. The passive form is common in news or formal writing when the agent is omitted.