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復権 (ふっけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
reinstatement ; restoration of rights ; rehabilitation of reputation
A formal Sino-Japanese noun and する verb for regaining a lost position, status, rights, power, or reputation. Common in news, political, legal, and abstract discussion.
市し
民みん
は
奪うば
わ
れ
た
権けん
利り
の
復ふっ
権けん
を
求もと
め
た
。
The citizens demanded the restoration of the rights that had been taken from them.
Kanji 復 restore, return to, revert 権 authority, power, rights Similar words 回かい 復ふく Broader word for recovery or restoration, including health, weather, or data; 復権 specifically involves restored rights, status, authority, or reputation.
復ふく 職しょく Means returning to one's job or post after absence; 復権 is broader and more about rights, social standing, or power.
名めい 誉よ 回かい 復ふく Specifically means restoration of honor or reputation; 復権 can include that but also reinstatement of rights or authority.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 復, associated with returning or restoring, and 権, associated with rights or authority. This is a useful component explanation rather than a precise historical derivation.
