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甦る (よみがえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

甦よみがえる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be revived; be resurrected; be restored

Used for coming back to life, being revived, or being restored to a former state. Can refer to living things, organizations, traditions, or feelings.

絶ぜつ滅めつしたと思おもわれていた植しょく物ぶつが甦よみがえった。
A plant thought to be extinct was revived.
古ふるい町まち並

な

み

が

甦よみがえ

っ

た

。

The old townscape was restored.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be recalled; come back (memories)

Used when memories or feelings come back vividly. Often used with 記憶 (memory) or 思い出 (recollection).

その写しゃ真しんを見みると、当とう時じの記き憶おくが甦よみがえる。
When I see that photo, memories of those days come back.

Written forms

甦よみがえるUsage20%
Common kanji spelling. 甦 is a variant of 蘇 with the same meaning.
よみがえるUsage49%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are not needed.
蘇よみがえるUsage29%
Common kanji spelling. 蘇 means 'be revived' or 'resuscitated'.
甦よみがえるUsage1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely used.
蘇よみがえるUsage<1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely used.

Kanji

蘇be resuscitated, revived, perilla
甦be resuscitated, revived

Similar words

復ふっ活かつする
復活する is a more formal or technical term for revival, often used for systems, events, or official reinstatement. 甦る has a more vivid, emotional nuance of something coming back to life or being recalled.
生いき返かえる
生き返る literally means 'return to life' and is used for living things or figuratively for feeling refreshed. 甦る can be used more broadly for non-living things like memories or traditions.

Etymology

Compound of 黄泉 (yomi, 'land of the dead') + 帰る (kaeru, 'return'), literally 'return from the land of the dead'. The kanji 蘇 and 甦 both mean 'revive' or 'resuscitate'.