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    3. 起死回生

    起死回生

    起き死し回かい生せい

    revival from the brink of death

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    きしかいせい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    revival from the brink of death, recovering from a hopeless situation, resuscitation, revitalization
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 27

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    彼かれは起き死し回かい生せいの一いち打だを放はなった。

    He hit a game-changing shot (a shot that brought about a revival from a hopeless situation).

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts
    チームは起き死し回かい生せいの勝しょう利りを収おさめた。

    The team achieved a come-from-behind victory.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    絶ぜつ望ぼう的てきな状じょう況きょうから起き死し回かい生せいを遂 げた彼かれの物ものが語たりは、多おおくの人ひと々びとに勇ゆう気きを与あたえた。

    His story of recovering from a desperate situation gave courage to many people.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyLiterature
    医い師したちの懸けん命めいな努ど力りょくにより、患かん者じゃは起き死し回かい生せいを遂 げた。

    Thanks to the doctors' strenuous efforts, the patient made a miraculous recovery.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    経けい営えい危き機きに瀕ひんしていた会かい社しゃが、新しん製せい品ひんの成せい功こうにより起き死し回かい生せいを果はたした。

    The company, on the brink of financial crisis, achieved a dramatic turnaround thanks to the success of a new product.

    KMT9Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
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