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Kyōiku Kanji

復 — restore / recover

Grade 5ふく

復 (readings: ふく; Japanese kanji) means “restore / recover”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 復習 (review).

What does 復 mean?

Kanji
Meaningrestore / recover
Readingsふく
GradeGrade 5 (Hard)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 復

復 is read ふく depending on the word.

Example words with 復

Example復習 (review)
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Updated: 2026-07-14