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Japanese symbol for “renaissance”

Romaji: fukkou
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding

In Japanese, renaissance is , read (fukkou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

Kanji and stroke order

restore, return to, revert
on: フク
kun: また
12 strokes · JLPT 2
entertain, revive, retrieve
on: コウ、キョウ
kun: おこ.る、おこ.す
16 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “renaissance”

WordReadingMeaning
ルネサンス runesansuRenaissance
ぶんげいふっこう bungeifukkouRenaissance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ふっかつ fukkatsurevival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return
ふっき fukkireturn; reversion; comeback
おうふく oufukumaking a round trip; going and returning; coming and going
ふくしゅう fukushuurevenge
きょうみ kyoumiinterest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
こうふん koufunexcitement; stimulation; agitation
しんこう shinkoupromotion; encouragement

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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