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復旧 (ふっきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
restoration ; recovery ; rehabilitation
Used for restoring systems, services, or infrastructure to a previous working state after a failure or disaster. Often used in technical, IT, and disaster-recovery contexts.
地じ 震しん の 後あと 、 電でん 気き が 復ふっ 旧きゅう する まで 三みっ 日か かかっ た 。
After the earthquake, it took three days for the electricity to be restored.
Kanji 復 restore, return to, revert 旧 old times, old things, old friend Similar words 回かい 復ふく 回復 is broader, covering recovery of health, economy, or condition, while 復旧 focuses on restoring a system or service to its original working state.
復ふっ 興こう 復興 implies rebuilding and revitalization after large-scale destruction, often with improvement; 復旧 is more about returning to the previous state.
Etymology Compound of 復 (restore, return) and 旧 (old, former), literally 'return to the old state'. The reading ふっきゅう is a regular on'yomi combination.
