蘇る

よみがえる · yomigaeru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to be revived

⚰️ yomi (land of the dead) + kaeru (return) = return from the dead

Yomigaeru comes from yomi (黄泉, the realm of the dead in Japanese myth) and kaeru (to return). Literally, it means to return from the land of the dead.

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