🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

再建

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saiken

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reconstruction/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"古い建物の再建には多額の費用がかかります。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of rebuilding something that has been damaged or destroyed.

    "The city undertook a massive reconstruction of its historic bridge network following the flood."
  2. 2

    A thing that has been rebuilt or recreated, such as a historical event, crime scene, or ancient artifact.

    "Police used computer graphics to create a reconstruction of the accident."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reconstruction' originates from the Latin 'reconstructio', which combines 're-' meaning 'again' and 'constructio' meaning 'building'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the early 19th century, reflecting the act of building something again or anew.

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