再建(さいけん)

さいけん
noun / suru verb
reconstruction, rebuilding
1. reconstruction, rebuilding (of a structure)
Rebuilding a physical structure such as a building or temple that has been destroyed or damaged.
寺(てら)を再建(さいけん)した。
The temple was rebuilt.
火事(かじ)で焼(や)けた城(しろ)は十(じゅう)年(ねん)かけて再建(さいけん)された。
The castle that burned down in a fire was rebuilt over ten years.
被災(ひさい)地(ち)の住宅(じゅうたく)再建(さいけん)が急(いそ)がれている。
Housing reconstruction in the disaster-affected area is being urgently pursued.
2. reorganization, restructuring, getting back on one's feet
Rebuilding or restructuring something abstract such as a business, finances, or one's life after a setback.
経営(けいえい)を再建(さいけん)する。
To restructure the business.
財政(ざいせい)再建(さいけん)が急務(きゅうむ)だ。
Financial restructuring is an urgent task.
倒産(とうさん)した会社(かいしゃ)を再建(さいけん)するために新(あたら)しい経営(けいえい)陣(じん)が招(まね)かれた。
A new management team was brought in to restructure the bankrupt company.

Compound of 再(さい) (again) + 建(けん) (to build). Covers both physical rebuilding and figurative restructuring.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 再建(さいけん)する (to rebuild, to restructure)
  • 経営(けいえい)再建(さいけん) (business restructuring)
  • 財政(ざいせい)再建(さいけん) (fiscal restructuring)
  • 生活(せいかつ)の再建(さいけん) (rebuilding one's life)
  • 再建(さいけん)計画(けいかく) (reconstruction plan)

DISTINCTIONS:

  • 再建(さいけん): rebuilding something that was lost or destroyed; implies restoring to a former state
  • 建(た)て替(か)え: rebuilding by demolishing the old and constructing anew (not after destruction)
  • 復興(ふっこう): recovery and revitalization on a larger scale (of a region or nation)

Related Words

Homophone: 債権(さいけん)
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