蘇る

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蘇
よみがえ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 甦る

Etymology

From the classical yodan katsuyō verb yomigaheru, itself derived from 黄泉 (yomi, “land of the dead, underworld”) + 帰る (kaeru, “to return”).[1][2] The kaeru changes to gaeru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Verb

蘇る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana よみがえる, rōmaji yomigaeru, historical hiragana よみがへる)

  1. to be reborn, reanimated, resurrected, or resuscitated;
    • 1999 September 23, “鎧よろい武む者しゃゾンビ [Armored Musha Zombie]”, in Vol.5, Konami:
      怨 (おん)念 (ねん)により蘇 (よみがえ)った武 (む)者 (しゃ)。闇 (やみ)雲 (くも)にふりまわすカタナに注 (ちゅう)意 (い)。
      Onnen ni yori yomigaetta musha. Yamikumo ni furimawasu katana ni chūi.
      A musha reanimated by deep hatred. Watch out when he brandishes his katana.
    • 1999 October 17, “ドラゴン・ゾンビ [Dragon Zombie]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:
      魔 (ま)力 (りょく)により蘇 (よみがえ)ったドラゴン。はく息 (いき)は触 (ふ)れるものを腐 (ふ)食 (しょく)させる。
      Maryoku ni yori yomigaetta doragon. Hakuiki wa fureru mono o fushoku saseru.
      A dragon reanimated by magical forces. Its breath can corrode anything it touches.
    Synonyms: 生き返る (ikikaeru), 蘇す (sosu), 蘇生する (sosei suru)
  2. to become more active after declining

Conjugation
Conjugation of "蘇る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 蘇ら よみがえら yomigaera
Continuative (連用形) 蘇り よみがえり yomigaeri
Terminal (終止形) 蘇る よみがえる yomigaeru
Attributive (連体形) 蘇る よみがえる yomigaeru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 蘇れ よみがえれ yomigaere
Imperative (命令形) 蘇れ よみがえれ yomigaere
Key constructions
Passive 蘇られる よみがえられる yomigaerareru
Causative 蘇らせる
蘇らす		 よみがえらせる
よみがえらす		 yomigaeraseru
yomigaerasu
Potential 蘇れる よみがえれる yomigaereru
Volitional 蘇ろう よみがえろう yomigaerō
Negative 蘇らない よみがえらない yomigaeranai
Negative continuative 蘇らず よみがえらず yomigaerazu
Formal 蘇ります よみがえります yomigaerimasu
Perfective 蘇った よみがえった yomigaetta
Conjunctive 蘇って よみがえって yomigaette
Hypothetical conditional 蘇れば よみがえれば yomigaereba

Derived terms
  • 蘇 (よみがえ)り (yomigaeri, “revival”)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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