戻
戻

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

7 strokesFrequency 890JLPT N2Grade 8

On

レイ

Kun

もど.すもど.る

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戻るもどるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #192
1

to turn back (e.g. half-way)

2

to return; to go back

3

to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned

4

to rebound; to spring back

戻ってくる戻って来るもどって来るもどってくるExpressionFreq #735
1

Kuru verb - special class

to come back

Examples
すぐ戻ってきます。
I'll be back in a few minutes.
戻すもどすGodan verbFreq #1038
1

Transitive verb

to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)

Examples
その本を棚に戻しておきなさい。
Put the book back on the shelf.
2

Transitive verb

to vomit; to throw up

3

Intransitive verb; Finance

to recover (of a market price)

取り戻すとりもどすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1504
1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

Examples
私たちは、失った時間を取り戻さなくてはならない。
We must make up for lost time.
元に戻るもとにもどるExpressionGodan verbFreq #4844
1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

Examples
彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。
He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.
元に戻すもとに戻す元にもどすもとにもどすExpressionGodan verbFreq #6618
1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

Examples
あの二人、元に戻すつもりなんて更々ないみたいだし・・・。
It seems they don't have the slightest intention of restoring it.
わたしたちはどうにか彼女に知られずそれを元に戻した。
We managed to get it back without her knowing about it.
引き戻すひきもどすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6804
1

to bring back; to restore

Examples
再び惨めな現実に引き戻されました。
It brought me down to earth.
連れ戻すつれもどすGodan verbFreq #7427
1

to bring back

Examples
至急電報が彼女を大急ぎで東京に連れ戻した。
An urgent telegram brought her hurrying back to Tokyo.
呼び戻す呼戻すよびもどすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10768
1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home

Examples
彼は旅行から呼び戻された。
He was called back from his trip.
2

to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

後戻りあともどりNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #14170
1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back

Examples
もうここまで来たらやるしかないでしょう。もう後戻りはできない。
We've come this far, so we can't stop now. I don't want to backslide.
2

retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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