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Kanji Detail for 復 - "return, restore, repeat"

復

  • Meaning

    復 means "return, restore, repeat."

    1. Return - To go back; to come back.

    2. Restore - To bring back; to recover.

    3. Repeat - To do again; to resume.

    4. Revenge - To retaliate; to repay.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    restore; return to; revert; resume

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    return; repeat; repeatedly; hexagram ䷗

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To return. Going and returning is 復. Such as "returning after seven days." Also, returning to original is 復原. | To repay. Like saying 復命. Now also, replying to letters is 復書; taking revenge is 復仇. | To repeat. Such as 死者不可復生, meaning to revive. Also read as 浮 Departing tone. (Mencius) "Almost cannot be restored." | To exempt. Exempting from corvée labor is 復.
  • Onyomitip

    fuku(ふく) ふく

  • Kunyomitip

    futata.bi(ふたたび) ふたたび

    kae.ru(かえる) かえる

    kae.su(かえす) かえす

    mata(また) また

  • Strokestip

    12 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords
    return restore recover repeat resume revenge retaliate reply answer again back renewal revival reinstate revive regenerate rehabilitate recur comeback

Sentences including 復

  • There is no hope of his getting well soon.

  • She recovered from her long illness.

  • I hope that she will get well soon.

  • He is up and about again.

  • I hope you'll get well soon.

  • My father got well again.

  • It will not be long before he recovers from his illness.

  • He revenged himself.

  • The weather has improved.

  • He avenged his friend on them.

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