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復元 (ふくげん, fukugen) Japanese meaning: restoration | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 復元する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 復ふく 元げん する 復ふく 元げん しない Polite 復ふく 元げん します 復ふく 元げん しません Past polite 復ふく 元げん しました 復ふく 元げん しませんでした Past 復ふく 元げん した 復ふく 元げん しなかった Te-form 復ふく 元げん して 復ふく 元げん しないで Desire 復ふく 元げん したい 復ふく 元げん したくない Potential 復ふく 元げん できる 復ふく 元げん できない Passive 復ふく 元げん される 復ふく 元げん されない Causative 復ふく 元げん させる 復ふく 元げん させない Causative passive 復ふく 元げん させられる 復ふく 元げん させられない Volitional 復ふく 元げん しよう Polite volitional 復ふく 元げん しましょう Imperative 復ふく 元げん しろ 復ふく 元げん するな Conditional 復ふく 元げん すれば 復ふく 元げん しなければ Tara conditional 復ふく 元げん したら 復ふく 元げん しなかったら
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古ふる い 写しゃ 真しん を デジタル 技ぎ 術じゅつ で 復ふく 元げん し た 。
I restored the old photograph using digital technology.
The temple destroyed in the earthquake was restored over several years.
I restore the lost data from a backup.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 復ふく 元げん する to restore/reconstruct something (transitive)
The experts restored the damaged mural.
〈 物もの 〉 が 復ふく 元げん する for something to be restored (intransitive)
The deleted file was automatically restored.
元もと の 状じょう 態たい に 復ふく 元げん する to restore something to its original condition
They restored the system to its original state.
データを 復ふく 元げん する to recover/restore data
We were able to recover the data we accidentally deleted.
Kanji 復 restore, return to, revert 元 beginning, former time, origin 原 meadow, original, primitive Transitive / intransitive 復元 can be used both transitively (〈人〉が〈物〉を復元する, e.g. 職人が古い時計を復元した「The craftsman restored the old clock.」) and intransitively (〈物〉が復元する, e.g. データが自動的に復元した「The data was automatically restored.」).
Related words· 6 修復 focuses on repairing damage or flaws, often for artworks or relationships, while 復元 emphasizes returning something to its original state or location.
復旧 refers to restoring a system or service (like electricity or transportation) back to working order after a disruption, while 復元 focuses on returning an object or form to its original shape.
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.
復興 describes the broader revival of an area, economy, or way of life after decline or disaster, while 復元 is about restoring a specific object or system to its original form.
Show 2 more 復元 focuses on restoring a physical or digital object to its original form, while 還元 is broader and can include abstract returns like profit-sharing.
再現 focuses on making a past event or condition visible or perceivable again, while 復元 focuses on physically restoring an object or structure to its original form.
Don't confuse with 復元 sounds similar to 複製 but means restoring something to its original state, not making a duplicate of it.
復元 means restoring an object or structure to its original physical form, while 復刻 specifically means republishing a book, record, or similar printed/recorded work.
Word family restoring force; righting moment; stability
reproduction; replica; reconstruction
restoration work; restorative work
Written forms 復ふく 元げん Usage 91%
Standard kanji form; used in news and general writing.
復ふく 原げん Usage 9%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 復元 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Compound of 復 (return, restore) and 元 (origin, source). The spelling 復原 uses 原 (original) with the same meaning, but 復元 is now standard.
