復ふく習しゅう

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

復習する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to going over previously studied material to reinforce learning. Commonly used in educational contexts.

〈事こと〉を復ふく習しゅうするto review something (a lesson, material, etc.)
昨日きのう習ならった文ぶん法ぽうを復ふく習しゅうした。
I reviewed the grammar I learned yesterday.
テストのために復ふく習しゅうするto review in preparation for a test
来らい週しゅうのテストのために毎まい晩ばん復ふく習しゅうしている。
I've been reviewing every night for next week's test.
予よ習しゅうと復ふく習しゅうをするto do both preview and review (study before and after class)
毎まい日にちの予よ習しゅうと復ふく習しゅうが成せい績せきを上あげる鍵かぎだ。
Daily preview and review is the key to improving grades.

おさらい
おさらい is a casual, everyday word for going over something again, while 復習 is the standard academic term for reviewing lessons.
自じ習しゅうN3
復習 means reviewing material already taught, while 自習 refers to self-directed study that isn't limited to review.

予よ習しゅうN4
予習 means preparing material before a lesson, while 復習 means reviewing material after it has been taught.

補ほ習しゅうN3
復習 means reviewing material you already learned on your own, while 補習 is an extra class given by a teacher to help students catch up.
復ふく讐しゅうN1
復習 (also read ふくしゅう) means 'review/study again' and is completely unrelated in meaning to 復讐 'revenge', despite sharing a reading.
反はん復ぷく
反復 refers to the general act of repeating, while 復習 specifically means reviewing material one has already studied.

Compound of 復 (return, repeat) and 習 (learn). The meaning 'review' comes from the idea of returning to what was learned.