復興

• 読み: ふっこう
• ローマ字: fukkou
• 漢字の分解: 復 (fuku) — return, restore, repeat; 興 (kou) — rise, prosper, flourish
• 発音: /ɸɯk.koː/

意味

Revival; reconstruction; restoration. The process of rebuilding and recovering after devastation.

A noun and suru-verb referring to large-scale recovery and rebuilding, typically after war, natural disaster, or economic collapse. Stronger and broader than 復旧 (fukkyuu, restoration to original state) — 復興 implies not just repair but renewal and revitalisation. Central to modern Japanese identity through 戦後復興 (sengo fukkou, postwar reconstruction) and 震災復興 (shinsai fukkou, earthquake reconstruction).

例文

1. 被災地の復興にはまだ時間がかかる。
2. 町は地震から十年かけて復興を遂げた。
3. 復興支援のためにボランティアが全国から集まった。

使い方ガイド

場面: disaster recovery, politics, history

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 復 (fuku, return/restore) + 興 (kou, rise/prosper). Literally 'return to prosperity' — rebuilding not just structures but vitality.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal