修復

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The noun and する verb 修復 (しゅうふく) means restoring something damaged toward its earlier condition.
• Basic usage: It applies both to conservation work on an old mural and to repairing a broken model, commonly as 修復する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Restoring toward an earlier state
  • The focus is correcting damage while preserving what remains, not creating a new object.