Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored.
  2. to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
蘇る よみがえる
 
甦る よみがえる
 
 
蘇える よみがえる
 
 
甦える よみがえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

be resuscitated, revived, perilla
よみがえ.る ソ ス (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)