克こく復ふく

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

restoration; recovery; overcoming

Rare or archaic term for restoration or recovery, often used in the context of overcoming difficulties or restoring a state. In modern Japanese, 克服 is the standard spelling and carries the meaning of 'overcoming' (difficulties, weaknesses, etc.). The English gloss 'restoration' may reflect an older or more literal sense of 'returning to a former state after struggle'.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「国こく難なんを克こく復ふくす」と記しるされている。

  In old documents, it is written 'to restore the nation from crisis'.

• この「克こく復ふく」という表ひょう記きは、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  This spelling '克復' is hardly used in modern times.