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修復 (しゅうふく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 修復する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 修しゅう 復ふく する 修しゅう 復ふく しない Polite 修しゅう 復ふく します 修しゅう 復ふく しません Past polite 修しゅう 復ふく しました 修しゅう 復ふく しませんでした Past 修しゅう 復ふく した 修しゅう 復ふく しなかった Te-form 修しゅう 復ふく して 修しゅう 復ふく しないで Desire 修しゅう 復ふく したい 修しゅう 復ふく したくない Potential 修しゅう 復ふく できる 修しゅう 復ふく できない Passive 修しゅう 復ふく される 修しゅう 復ふく されない Causative 修しゅう 復ふく させる 修しゅう 復ふく させない Causative passive 修しゅう 復ふく させられる 修しゅう 復ふく させられない Volitional 修しゅう 復ふく しよう Polite volitional 修しゅう 復ふく しましょう Imperative 修しゅう 復ふく しろ 修しゅう 復ふく するな Conditional 修しゅう 復ふく すれば 修しゅう 復ふく しなければ Tara conditional 修しゅう 復ふく したら 修しゅう 復ふく しなかったら
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古ふる
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絵かい
画が
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修しゅう
復ふく
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時じ
間かん
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Restoring old paintings takes time.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 修しゅう 復ふく する to restore/repair an object (artwork, building, data, etc.)
An expert restored the old painting.
関かん 係けい を 修しゅう 復ふく する to mend/repair a relationship
The two of them talked things out and repaired their relationship.
〈 物もの 〉 が 修しゅう 復ふく される for an object to be restored/repaired
The damaged file was automatically restored.
修しゅう 復ふく 不ふ 可か 能のう だ to be beyond repair/restoration
The damage to the bridge was so severe it was beyond repair.
Kanji 修 discipline, conduct oneself well, study 復 restore, return to, revert Related words 修理 is the everyday word for fixing something broken or malfunctioning (like a car or appliance), while 修復 stresses restoring something—often art, buildings, or data—to its original condition.
復旧 means getting a system or service (power, trains, internet) working again, whereas 修復 focuses on restoring the physical or original state of an object.
復元 emphasizes recreating or reconstructing an original form (e.g., a lost building or file), while 修復 emphasizes the careful repair process itself.
補修 refers to minor patch-up repairs or maintenance, while 修復 implies a more thorough restoration to an original, often valuable, state.
修復する emphasizes repairing damage or restoring relations/systems, whereas 立て直す stresses bringing something back to a fully functioning, upright state.
Opposites 破壊 means to destroy or damage something, the direct opposite of 修復, which means to restore or repair it.
修復 means to repair or restore something, the opposite process to 損壊, which means the thing becomes damaged or destroyed.
Etymology Compound of 修 (しゅう, 'repair, discipline') and 復 (ふく, 'restore, return'). The reading しゅふく is a less common variant.
修しゅう 復ふく 作さ 業ぎょう
repair work; restoration work
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i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
