Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
生き返る いきかえる
 
生返る いきかえる
 
 
 
 
生きかえる いきかえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
return, answer, fade
かえ.す ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)