復帰

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 復帰 is read ふっき and means returning to an activity, position, or state after being away.
• Basic usage: It is used for returning to competition after injury or to work after parental leave.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Destination and prior absence
  • 試合へ復帰した identifies the activity being resumed, while 育児休業からの復帰 identifies the leave being ended. へ and から point in different directions.
• Compared with 回復
  • 回復 focuses on recovering health or improving a condition; 復帰 focuses on rejoining an activity or position. Physical recovery and a return to competition may occur at different times.