蘇ります（よみがえります、yomigaerimasu）
- to be revived

The Japanese word 蘇ります, read as よみがえります (yomigaerimasu), means "to revive," "to be resurrected," "to come back to life," "to be restored," or "to be rejuvenated." It implies a return to a previous state, often after a period of decline, death, or damage. The word carries a sense of renewal, recovery, or regaining something that was lost. It can apply to both physical and abstract concepts.

⚫︎死んだ英雄が蘇りました。 Translation: The dead hero was resurrected. ⚫︎古い思い出が蘇りました。 Translation: Old memories came back to me. ⚫︎植物は春になると蘇ります。 Translation: Plants revive in spring.

蘇ります is used in formal and polite situations. You can use it when talking about: ⚫︎Resurrection: Bringing someone or something back to life after death. ⚫︎Recovery: Restoring something to its previous state after damage or loss. ⚫︎Renewal: A revitalization or revival of something, such as a trend or feeling. ⚫︎Remembering: The sudden recall of memories or past experiences. It is suitable for a wide range of contexts, from describing a physical revival to expressing a feeling or a metaphorical revival.

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji as 蘇ります. ⚫︎The hiragana reading is よみがえります. ⚫︎The verb stem is 蘇（よみがえ）. ⚫︎The ます-form is 蘇ります. ⚫︎Other conjugations include 蘇る（よみがえる） (dictionary form), 蘇った（よみがえった） (past tense), etc. The okurigana is fixed.

⚫︎生き返る（いきかえる）: To come back to life (often used for people or animals). ⚫︎回復する（かいふくする）: To recover, to be restored. ⚫︎再生する（さいせいする）: To regenerate, to reproduce. ⚫︎復活する（ふっかつする）: To revive, to be resurrected.

⚫︎死ぬ（しぬ）: To die. ⚫︎滅びる（ほろびる）: To perish, to be destroyed. ⚫︎衰える（おとろえる）: To decline, to weaken.

彼は事故の後、奇跡的に蘇りました。 ・Translation: He miraculously revived after the accident. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone recovering after a near-death experience, using 蘇りました to emphasize the miraculous nature of the revival.

失われた伝統が、地域の人々の努力により蘇りつつあります。 ・Translation: The lost traditions are being revived thanks to the efforts of the local people. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the revival of something that was lost, showing 蘇り being used to express renewal.

The kanji 蘇 (so) originally meant "to revive" or "to be restored." The word likely evolved from a compound of the kanji 蘇 and the verb suffix る (ru) indicating action or becoming, and is related to the idea of returning to a state of vitality.