復興(ふっこう)

ふっこう
noun/suru-verb
reconstruction; revival; recovery
1. reconstruction; rebuilding; restoration
The process of rebuilding and restoring an area after disaster or destruction.
震災(しんさい)からの復興(ふっこう)が進(すす)んでいる。
Recovery from the earthquake disaster is progressing.
戦後(せんご)復興(ふっこう)は日本(にほん)の奇跡(きせき)と呼(よ)ばれた。
The post-war reconstruction was called Japan's miracle.
2. revival; recovery; resurgence
The process of bringing back prosperity, activity, or cultural traditions that had declined.
地域経済(ちいきけいざい)の復興(ふっこう)に取(と)り組(く)む。
We are working on the revival of the local economy.

WORD STRUCTURE:
復(ふく) (return, restore) + 興(こう) (prosper, flourish)
Literally: "restoring prosperity"

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 復興(ふっこう)支援(しえん) - reconstruction support
  • 復興(ふっこう)事業(じぎょう) - reconstruction project
  • 復興(ふっこう)計画(けいかく) - recovery plan
  • 復興(ふっこう)を目指(めざ)す - to aim for reconstruction
  • 復興(ふっこう)に向(む)けて - toward recovery

HISTORICAL CONTEXTS:

  • 戦後(せんご)復興(ふっこう) - post-war reconstruction
  • 震災(しんさい)復興(ふっこう) - earthquake disaster recovery
  • 東日本(ひがしにほん)大震災(だいしんさい)復興(ふっこう) - Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction

GOVERNMENT TERMINOLOGY:

  • 復興庁(ふっこうちょう) - Reconstruction Agency (established after 2011 earthquake)
  • 復興(ふっこう)特別(とくべつ)税(ぜい) - special reconstruction tax
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