蘇る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
よみがえ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
甦る

Etymology[edit]

From the classical yodan katsuyō verb yomigaheru, itself derived from 黄泉 (yomi, land of the dead, underworld) + 帰る (kaeru, to return).[1][2] The kaeru changes to gaeru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "蘇る"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
蘇る みがえる [yòmígáꜜèrù]
Imperative (命令形) 蘇れ みがえれ [yòmígáꜜèrè]
Key constructions
Passive 蘇られる みがえられ [yòmígáéráréꜜrù]
Causative 蘇らせる みがえらせ [yòmígáéráséꜜrù]
Potential 蘇れる みがえれ [yòmígáéréꜜrù]
Volitional 蘇ろう みがえろ [yòmígáéróꜜò]
Negative 蘇らない みがえらない [yòmígáéráꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 蘇らなかった みがえらなかった [yòmígáéráꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 蘇ります みがえりま [yòmígáérímáꜜsù]
Perfective 蘇った みがえった [yòmígáꜜèttà]
Conjunctive 蘇って みがえって [yòmígáꜜèttè]
Hypothetical conditional 蘇れば みがえれば [yòmígáꜜèrèbà]

Verb[edit]

(よみがえ) (yomigaeruよみがへる (yomigaferu)?intransitive godan (stem (よみがえ) (yomigaeri), past (よみがえ)った (yomigaetta))

  1. to be reborn, reanimated, resurrected, or resuscitated
    Synonyms: 生き返る (ikikaeru), 蘇す (sosu), 蘇生する (sosei suru)
    • 1999 September 23, “(よろい)()(しゃ)ゾンビ [Armored Musha Zombie]”, in Vol.5, Konami:
      (おん)(ねん)により(よみがえ)った()(しゃ)(やみ)(くも)にふりまわすカタナに(ちゅう)()
      Onnen ni yori yomigaetta musha. Yamikumo ni furimawasu katana ni chūi.
      A musha reanimated by deep hatred. Watch out when he brandishes his katana.
    • 1999 October 17, “ドラゴン・ゾンビ [Dragon Zombie]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:
      ()(りょく)により(よみがえ)ったドラゴン。はく(いき)()れるものを()(しょく)させる。
      Maryoku ni yori yomigaetta doragon. Hakuiki wa fureru mono o fushoku saseru.
      A dragon reanimated by magical forces. Its breath can corrode anything it touches.
  2. to become more active after declining

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN