回かい復ふく

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回復する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	回かい復ふくする	回かい復ふくしない
Polite	回かい復ふくします	回かい復ふくしません
Past polite	回かい復ふくしました	回かい復ふくしませんでした
Past	回かい復ふくした	回かい復ふくしなかった
Te-form	回かい復ふくして	回かい復ふくしないで
Desire	回かい復ふくしたい	回かい復ふくしたくない
Potential	回かい復ふくできる	回かい復ふくできない
Passive	回かい復ふくされる	回かい復ふくされない
Causative	回かい復ふくさせる	回かい復ふくさせない
Causative passive	回かい復ふくさせられる	回かい復ふくさせられない
Volitional	回かい復ふくしよう
Polite volitional	回かい復ふくしましょう
Imperative	回かい復ふくしろ	回かい復ふくするな
Conditional	回かい復ふくすれば	回かい復ふくしなければ
Tara conditional	回かい復ふくしたら	回かい復ふくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

restoration; recovery; improvement

Broad term for returning to a previous good state: health, economy, trust, data, etc. Used as both noun and suru-verb (transitive and intransitive).

景けい気きが回かい復ふくするまでには時じ間かんがかかるだろう。
It will probably take time for the economy to recover.
データをバックアップから回かい復ふくした。
I restored the data from a backup.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

recovery (from illness); recuperation; convalescence

Specifically for recovering health after illness or injury. Often used with 病気, けが, 体調, etc. The kanji 快復 is sometimes used for this nuance, but 回復 is standard.

手しゅ術じゅつのあと、順じゅん調ちょうに回かい復ふくしています。
After the surgery, I am recovering smoothly.
病びょう気きからの回かい復ふくには十じゅう分ぶんな休きゅう養ようが必ひつ要ようだ。
Adequate rest is necessary for recovery from illness.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が回かい復ふくするfor a state (economy, health, etc.) to recover
景けい気きが回かい復ふくするまでにはまだ時じ間かんがかかりそうだ。
It looks like it will still take time before the economy recovers.
〈事こと〉から回かい復ふくするto recover from an illness or setback
彼かれは大おおきな病びょう気きから回かい復ふくした。
He recovered from a serious illness.
〈事こと〉を回かい復ふくするto restore or regain something (trust, strength, etc.)
会かい社しゃは信しん頼らいを回かい復ふくするために努ど力りょくしている。
The company is working hard to restore trust.
体たい調ちょうが回かい復ふくするfor one's physical condition to improve
薬くすりを飲のんだら体たい調ちょうが回かい復ふくしてきた。
After taking the medicine, I started feeling better.
〈事こと〉の回かい復ふくを図はかるto aim for or work toward the recovery of something
政せい府ふは経けい済ざいの回かい復ふくを図はかっている。
The government is working to bring about economic recovery.
〈事こと〉に努つとめるto strive for recovery (from something)
彼かの女じょは体たい力りょくの回かい復ふくに努つとめている。
She is working hard to recover her strength.

Expressions

意い識しきを回かい復ふくするregain consciousness; come to; revive

Kanji

回-times, round, game
復restore, return to, revert
恢wide, large, enlarge
快cheerful, pleasant, agreeable

Transitive / intransitive

回復 as a suru-verb is used both transitively (信頼を回復する, 'to restore trust') and intransitively (経済が回復する, 'the economy recovers').

Related words· 23

治ち癒ゆ sense 2
治癒 is a formal medical term for a full cure or healing, while 回復 is the everyday word covering partial or gradual recovery in many contexts.
復ふっ旧きゅうN2sense 1
復旧 is used specifically for restoring systems or infrastructure (power, trains) to working order, whereas 回復 is broader and also covers health, trust, and other abstract states.
立たち直なおるN1
回復する is a general, formal word for recovery (health, economy, etc.), while 立ち直る specifically evokes regaining one's former stable state after a fall or setback, often through personal effort.
復ふく調ちょう
回復 is the general word for recovery from illness, damage, or decline, while 復調 specifically means returning to one's previous good form or condition after a slump.

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立たち直なおり
回復 is the general word for recovery (health, economy, etc.), while 立ち直り specifically emphasizes getting back on one's feet after a fall or setback.
全ぜん快かいN1
回復 is a general term for recovery of health, condition, or status, while 全快 specifically means a complete return to full health.
正せい常じょう化か
回復 emphasizes recovering a previous good condition (such as health or the economy), while 正常化 specifically means returning to a normal, standard state.
持もち直なおすN2
回復する is a more formal, general word for recovery (health, economy, etc.), while 持ち直す is slightly more casual and stresses a rebound from a temporary dip.
復ふっ権けん
回復 is a broad word for recovery or restoration (health, weather, data), while 復権 specifically means regaining lost rights, status, or authority.
治なおるN4
回復する is a more formal, often written word for recovering (health, economy, etc.), while 治る is the everyday word specifically for an illness or injury healing.
取とり返かえし
回復 is a broader, more formal word for recovery (health, economy, condition), whereas 取り返し specifically implies undoing a mistake or reclaiming something lost, as in 取り返しがつかない.
取とり返かえすN1
回復する is a formal, often abstract term for recovery (health, economy, data), whereas 取り返す is more concrete and personal, like getting back a lost object or lost time.
好こう転てんN1
回復 focuses on recovering to a previous good state (e.g., health, the economy), whereas 好転 just means a positive change without implying a return to a former condition.
取とり戻もどすN2
回復する is a formal word used for health, the economy, or system recovery, while 取り戻す is more concrete and personal, focusing on the act of reclaiming something specific.
奪だっ還かん
回復 refers to general recovery of a state or condition, whereas 奪還 specifically means forcibly taking back something that was seized by an opponent.
奪だっ回かい
回復 refers to general recovery of health, condition, or state, while 奪回 specifically means taking something back by force or determined effort.
再さい起きN1
回復 is a general word for recovery (health, economy, etc.), whereas 再起 specifically implies a comeback after decline or failure, often with renewed effort.
全ぜん治ち
回復 means recovery or improvement in general and can be partial, whereas 全治 specifically means complete healing back to the original condition.
底そこ入いれ
回復 is a general word for recovery in any context, whereas 底入れ specifically means recovery right after hitting the lowest point, usually of prices or markets.
リフレッシュN2
回復 means recovering to a former, normal state (health, strength, data), while リフレッシュ emphasizes making something feel new or refreshed rather than just restored.
完かん治ち
回復 is a broad word for improvement or recovery (health, economy, etc.), whereas 完治 specifically means a medical condition has been cured completely.
軽けい快かいN1
回復 is the general word for recovering from illness or damage, while 軽快 refers narrowly to symptoms easing or improving.
反はん発ぱつN1
回復 is the general term for recovery or improvement, while 反発 specifically refers to a price or index bouncing back after a decline.

Opposites

悪あっ化かN2sense 1
悪化 means a situation getting worse, the direct opposite of 回復 (getting better).

Don't confuse with

往おう復ふくN3
往復 (a round trip) shares the kanji 復 with 回復 (recovery) but has a completely unrelated meaning, so the two are easy to mix up in writing.

Word family· 41

回かい復ふく力りょく
resilience; power of recovery; recuperative ability
回かい復ふく室しつ
recovery room; recuperation room
回かい復ふく期き
convalescence; recovery period
回かい復ふく薬やく
restorative medicine; analeptic
回かい復ふく食しょく
convalescent diet; recovery food

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超ちょう回かい復ふく
supercompensation; overcompensation
Ｋ字回復けーじかいふく
K-shaped recovery
Ｖ字回復ぶいじかいふく
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
主しゅ権けん回かい復ふく
restoration of sovereignty
信しん頼らい回かい復ふく
restoration of trust; rebuilding trust; winning back trust

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Written forms

回かい復ふくUsage98%
Standard modern kanji spelling for all senses.
恢かい復ふくUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used older kanji form; 恢 is not a jōyō kanji.
快かい復ふくUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant sometimes used specifically for recovery from illness, but 回復 is standard.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 回 (return, revolve) and 復 (restore, return). The spelling 恢復 uses 恢 (wide, large) with a similar meaning, but 回復 is now standard.