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返り咲く (かえりざく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
come back ; bloom again ; make a comeback
Literally 'to bloom again', used for plants flowering a second time. Figuratively, it means a person or group returning to a former position of success or prominence after a decline.
彼かれ
は
政せい
界かい
に
返かえ
り
咲ざ
く
ため
に
、
地じ
道みち
な
活かつ
動どう
を
続つづ
け
て
いる
。
He is continuing steady grassroots activities in order to make a comeback in the political world.
Similar words 復ふっ 活かつ 復活 is a general noun/suru-verb for revival or resurrection, while 返り咲く specifically implies returning to a former high position or blooming again.
再さい 起き 再起 means 'comeback' or 'rally' in a broad sense, often used in sports or business, but 返り咲く carries a nuance of reclaiming a lost status.
Etymology Compound of 返り (kaeri, 'returning', continuative form of 返る) + 咲く (saku, 'to bloom'). The literal meaning 'to bloom again' extended metaphorically to 'making a comeback'.
