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再建 (さいけん, saiken) Japanese meaning: rebuilding | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 再建する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 再さい 建けん する 再さい 建けん しない Polite 再さい 建けん します 再さい 建けん しません Past polite 再さい 建けん しました 再さい 建けん しませんでした Past 再さい 建けん した 再さい 建けん しなかった Te-form 再さい 建けん して 再さい 建けん しないで Desire 再さい 建けん したい 再さい 建けん したくない Potential 再さい 建けん できる 再さい 建けん できない Passive 再さい 建けん される 再さい 建けん されない Causative 再さい 建けん させる 再さい 建けん させない Causative passive 再さい 建けん させられる 再さい 建けん させられない Volitional 再さい 建けん しよう Polite volitional 再さい 建けん しましょう Imperative 再さい 建けん しろ 再さい 建けん するな Conditional 再さい 建けん すれば 再さい 建けん しなければ Tara conditional 再さい 建けん したら 再さい 建けん しなかったら
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しん
の
後あと
、
市し
は
橋はし
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再さい
建けん
を
急いそ
い
だ
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After the earthquake, the city hurried to rebuild the bridge.
He devised a new strategy to rebuild the company.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 再さい 建けん する to rebuild a place or structure
They rebuilt the shrine that had burned down in the fire.
〈 事こと 〉 の 再さい 建けん に 取と り 組く む to work on rebuilding something (a company, region, etc.)
The new president is working on rebuilding the company.
〈 事こと 〉 を 再さい 建けん する to reconstruct an earlier form (in linguistics)
The linguists reconstructed the old word form.
ゼロから 再さい 建けん する to rebuild from scratch
The company had to be rebuilt from scratch.
Kanji 再 again, twice, second time Related words· 8 再建 focuses on rebuilding a specific structure, organization, or system from a damaged state, while 復興 emphasizes a broader revival or resurgence, often after a disaster, and can be used intransitively.
再建 is typically used for physical structures or organizations, while 再構築 is more common for abstract systems, theories, or software.
再建 stresses reconstructing something concrete to its former state, while 再生 emphasizes revitalizing or bringing new life to something, often used for businesses or ecosystems.
再建する is more formal and typically used for large-scale rebuilding of organizations or structures, while 立て直す can describe more everyday recoveries too.
Show 4 more 再建 is used for a serious, often crisis-driven rebuilding (a bankrupt company, a disaster-stricken town), while 立て直し can describe smaller-scale fixes as well as major overhauls.
再建 usually means rebuilding a specific structure or organization after damage or failure, whereas 再開発 refers to redeveloping a whole urban area.
再建 is a broader word for rebuilding or reconstructing something (a building, an organization, a country) often after damage or collapse, while 建て替え is specifically used for planned demolition and rebuilding of a house or structure.
Don't confuse with 再建 (さいけん, rebuilding) and 債権 (さいけん, a creditor's claim or bond) are homophones with entirely different meanings, so context is essential to tell them apart.
Etymology Compound of 再 (sai, 'again') and 建 (ken, 'build'). The reading is on'yomi. The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.
復ふく
元げん
再建 is used for rebuilding structures or organizations from scratch, whereas 復元 implies restoring the original form, often using remaining parts or data.
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科か
reconstructive surgery; reconstructive operation
Show 3 more reorganization plan; restructuring plan
management reorganization; corporate restructuring
fiscal reconstruction; finance reform
