復活

ふっかつ

revival (e.g., musical), restoration

Also:resurrection

What does 復活 mean?

復活 is a Japanese noun meaning revival (e.g., musical), restoration in English. It can also be translated as resurrection depending on context. It is written as 復活 in kanji, ふっかつ in hiragana, and fukkatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentences

30年前のファッションが復活した。

Fashions of thirty years ago have come back in style.

いわば彼は死から復活したのだ。

He rose from the dead, so to speak.