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戻
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Frequency: 890
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

re-
return
revert
resume
restore
go backwards

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ăƒŹă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
もど.す
もど.る

Common Words

もどる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #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

æˆ»ăŁăŠæ„ă‚‹
ă‚‚ă©ăŁăŠæ„ă‚‹
ă‚‚ă©ăŁăŠăă‚‹
Expression
Freq #735
1

Kuru verb - special class

to come back

Examples
ă™ăæˆ»ăŁăŠăăŸă™ă€‚
I'll be back in a few minutes.
もどす
Godan verb
Freq #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
ăăźæœŹă‚’æŁšă«æˆ»ă—ăŠăŠăăȘ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)

ずりもどす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1504
1

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

Examples
ç§ăŸăĄăŻă€ć€±ăŁăŸæ™‚é–“ă‚’ć–ă‚Šæˆ»ă•ăȘくどはăȘらăȘい。
We must make up for lost time.
もずにもどる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4844
1

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

Examples
ćœŒăŻäž€ćčŽèż‘ăă‚‚ă‚ąăƒ«ă‚łăƒŒăƒ«éĄžă‚’æ–­ăŁăŠă„ăŸăŒă€ăŠæ­Łæœˆăźé ƒă«çŠă‚’ç ŽăŁăŠăŸăŸć…ƒă«æˆ»ăŁăŠă—ăŸăŁăŸă€‚
He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.
ă‚‚ăšă«æˆ»ă™
ć…ƒă«ă‚‚ă©ă™
もずにもどす
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #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
あぼäșŒäșșă€ć…ƒă«æˆ»ă™ă€ă‚‚ă‚ŠăȘă‚“ăŠæ›Žă€…ăȘă„ăżăŸă„ă ă—ăƒ»ăƒ»ăƒ»ă€‚
It seems they don't have the slightest intention of restoring it.
ă‚ăŸă—ăŸăĄăŻă©ă†ă«ă‹ćœŒć„łă«çŸ„ă‚‰ă‚Œăšăă‚Œă‚’ć…ƒă«æˆ»ă—ăŸă€‚
We managed to get it back without her knowing about it.
ăČăă‚‚ă©ă™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6804
1

to bring back; to restore

Examples
ć†ăłæƒšă‚ăȘçŸćźŸă«ćŒ•ăæˆ»ă•ă‚ŒăŸă—ăŸă€‚
It brought me down to earth.
ă€ă‚Œă‚‚ă©ă™
Godan verb
Freq #7427
1

to bring back

Examples
è‡łæ€„é›»ć ±ăŒćœŒć„łă‚’ć€§æ€„ăŽă§æ±äșŹă«é€Łă‚Œæˆ»ă—ăŸă€‚
An urgent telegram brought her hurrying back to Tokyo.
ć‘Œæˆ»ă™
ă‚ˆăłă‚‚ă©ă™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #10768
1

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

Examples
ćœŒăŻæ—…èĄŒă‹ă‚‰ć‘Œăłæˆ»ă•ă‚ŒăŸă€‚
He was called back from his trip.
2

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

あずもどり
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14170
1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back

Examples
ă‚‚ă†ă“ă“ăŸă§æ„ăŸă‚‰ă‚„ă‚‹ă—ă‹ăȘă„ă§ă—ă‚‡ă†ă€‚ă‚‚ă†ćŸŒæˆ»ă‚ŠăŻă§ăăȘ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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