Japanese word

復旧

Pronunciation

Romajifukkyū

Meaning

  • nounrestoration

Example

停電の後、電気が復旧しました。tei den no ato den ki ga fuk kyū shi ma shi ta

The power was restored after the outage.

Illustration for 復旧 (restoration)

More examples

道路の復旧が終わるまで、迂回路をご利用ください。dō ro no fuk kyū ga o wa ru ma de u kai ro o go ri yō ku da sa i

Please use the detour until the road restoration is complete.

Core concept

Describes a disrupted service, system, or facility returning to its normal working state.

Common phrases

  • 復旧作業fuk kyū sa gyō

    restoration work

  • 復旧の見込みfuk kyū no mi ko mi

    prospects for restoration

  • 早期復旧sō ki fuk kyū

    early restoration

Similar words

回復kaifuku: The return of a person or condition to a healthy or stable state.
復元fukugen: The restoration of an object, data, or system to the state it had before damage or change.

Definition in Japanese

停電や故障などで使えなくなった設備や機能を、元の使える状態に戻すこと。tei den ya ko shō na do de tsuka e na ku na tta setsu bi ya ki nō o moto no tsuka e ru jō tai ni modo su ko to

Word origin

復 (fuku, "return") + 旧 (kyū, "former state") expresses bringing something back from a disrupted condition to its previous state.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese news, 復旧 (fukkyū) commonly describes utilities and transport returning after an outage or disaster, while 回復 (kaifuku) more often describes a person or condition regaining strength.

Other meanings

  • recoverynoun

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