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復元 (ふくげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
restoration ; reconstruction ; restitution
Refers to returning something to its original state, location, or condition. Used for physical objects, data, historical sites, and abstract systems. Can be both transitive (restoring something) and intransitive (being restored).
地じ 震しん で 壊こわ れ た 寺じ 院いん が 数すう 年ねん かけ て 復ふく 元げん さ れ た 。
The temple destroyed in the earthquake was restored over several years.
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.
Kanji 復 restore, return to, revert 元 beginning, former time, origin 原 meadow, original, primitive Similar words 修しゅう 復ふく 修復 focuses on repairing damage or flaws, often for artworks or relationships, while 復元 emphasizes returning to the original state or location.
再さい 建けん 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.
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.
