Japanese word

蘇る

Pronunciation

Romajiyomigaeru

Meaning

  • verbcome back to life

Example

春になると、町が蘇ります。haru ni na ru to machi ga yomigae ri ma su

The town comes back to life in spring.

Illustration for 蘇る (come back to life)

More examples

修復された庭に、以前の美しさが蘇りました。shū fuku sa re ta niwa ni i zen no utsuku shi sa ga yomigae ri ma shi ta

The garden regained its former beauty after it was restored.

Core concept

Expresses a return from lifelessness, decline, or inactivity to a state of life, energy, or function.

Common phrases

  • 脳裏に蘇るnō ri ni yomigae ru

    come back to mind

  • 蘇る記憶yomigae ru ki oku

    memories that come back

  • 蘇る伝統yomigae ru den tō

    a tradition that is revived

  • 蘇る町yomigae ru machi

    a town coming back to life

Similar words

生き返るikikaeru: To return to life after dying or nearly dying.
復活するfukkatsusuru: To become active or useful again after a period of decline or inactivity.
再生するsaiseisuru: To grow or function again after damage, loss, or decline.

Definition in Japanese

一度失われたり衰えたりした生命や活力が、再び戻ること。ichi do ushina wa re ta ri otoro e ta ri shi ta sei mei ya katsu ryoku ga futata bi modo ru ko to

Word origin

蘇る (yomigaeru, "to come back to life") is a native verb whose traditional analysis combines 黄泉 (yomi, "the land of the dead") with 返る (kaeru, "to return"), but the origin remains uncertain.

Usage tips

  • In English, come back to life often describes a quiet place becoming busy and lively, which makes the phrase useful beyond literal revival.

Other meanings

  • be restoredverb
  • be resurrectedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 蘇りyomigaerirevivalnoun
  • 蘇らせるyomigaeraserureviveverb

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