- fukkatsu revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.), restoration, return, comeback; resurrection, rebirth
Use 復活 for a revived person, practice, or trend, often in news or fiction, not for a simple recovery of health.
そのバンドが復活するらしい。
Sono bando ga fukkatsu suru rashii.
That band is apparently making a comeback.
死んだ人が復活するなんて信じられない。
Shinda hito ga fukkatsu suru nante shinjirarenai.
I can't believe a dead person would come back to life.
⚖️ Don't confuse with 回復 (kaifuku), which means recovery of health or economy, not a return from death or obscurity.
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