Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 5
ふく
Grade: 5
Alternative spelling
舊に復する (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (kyū, old things) + + 復する (fukusuru, recover).

Literally "return old things to normal"

Idiom

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(きゅう)(ふく)する (kyū ni fukusuru

  1. be restored to the former state