Japanese symbol for “revive”
生き返る
いきかえる
Romaji: ikikaeru
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
In Japanese, revive is 生き返る, read いきかえる (ikikaeru).
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
- v5r, vi to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
Written forms: 生き返る、生返る、生きかえる. Readings: いきかえる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “revive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直す | なおす naosu | to repair; to mend; to fix |
| 生かす | いかす ikasu | to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life |
| 興す | おこす okosu | to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize |
| 吹き返す | ふきかえす fukikaesu | to blow in the opposite direction; to revive |
| 立て直す | たてなおす tatenaosu | to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to reorganize |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 返事 | へんじ henji | reply; answer; response |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat; to do over again |
See also: Chinese symbol for “revive”.
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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