Japanese

いきかえる
Meaning: to come back to life; to be resuscitated; to feel refreshed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 生き返る 生き返ない
Polite 生き返ます 生き返ません
Past 生き返た 生き返なかった
Polite + Past 生き返ました 生き返ませんでした
Te-form 生き返て 生き返なくて
Potential 生き返られる 生き返られない
Passive 生き返られる 生き返られない
Causative 生き返させる 生き返させない
Imperative 生き返ろ 生き返るな

Handwriting

生
き
返
る

Example

I felt refreshed after drinking cold water.

Usage Notes

Literally means to revive from death, but often used figuratively to describe feeling energetic or relieved after exhaustion.

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