Translation guide
The process of recovering health, strength, or energy after illness, exertion, or stress. In Japanese, the most common and natural way to express this is through the noun 回復 (かいふく), which covers physical, mental, and economic recovery. For rest-focused recuperation, 休養 (きゅうよう) is used. The verb forms 回復する and 休養する are also essential.
Expressing the general process of getting better after illness, injury, or fatigue.
The most common and versatile noun for recovery of health, strength, or condition. Can be used for physical, mental, or economic recovery.
Recuperation from illness takes time.
A diet that aids recuperation of physical strength.
Verb form: to recover, to recuperate. Used for health, strength, or condition.
He is recuperating well after the surgery.
Rest and recuperation, emphasizing taking a break to recover. Often used for mental or physical fatigue.
Please get plenty of rest and recuperation.
Verb form: to rest and recuperate.
I plan to rest and recuperate at home this weekend.
Medical treatment and recuperation, often over a longer period. Used for serious illnesses or convalescence.
He needs a long period of medical recuperation.
Expressing recuperation in a non-health context, such as financial or emotional recovery.
回復 focuses on the process of getting better, while 休養 emphasizes the rest needed to recover. Use 回復 for measurable recovery (health, economy), and 休養 when talking about taking time off to rest.
There is no single Japanese word that perfectly matches 'recuperation' in all contexts. Avoid trying to translate it directly; instead, choose the word that fits the specific type of recovery.
It took him time to recuperate from the heartbreak.