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本復 (ほんぷく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

本ほん復ぷく

ほ

ん

ぷ

く

Meanings

1

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

complete recovery from illness

Formal or somewhat literary term for full recovery from a disease or injury. Often used in medical or official contexts.

医い師しから本ほん復ぷくの診しん断だんを受うけた。
I received a diagnosis of complete recovery from the doctor.
彼かれは長ながい闘とう病びょうの末すえ、ようやく本ほん復

ぷく

し

た

。

After a long battle with illness, he finally made a complete recovery.

Kanji

本book, present, main
復restore, return to, revert

Similar words

回かい復ふく
回復 is the general term for recovery, while 本復 specifically means a full, complete recovery, often used in formal or medical contexts.
全ぜん快かい
全快 also means complete recovery, but is more common in everyday speech. 本復 carries a slightly more formal or literary tone.

Etymology

Compound of 本 (ほん, 'main, true') and 復 (ふく, 'recover, restore'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of full recovery.