Kanji

戻

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

戸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

もどす, もどる

Common Readings

レイ, もど…す, もど…る

Example sentences

戻る もどる
忘れ物を取りに家へ戻る

I'm going back home to get my forgotten item.

落とす おとす
財布を落としたことに気づいて、慌てて戻った。

I noticed I had dropped my wallet and hurried back.

戻ってくる もどってくる
彼はすぐには戻ってこないだろう。

He probably won't come back soon.

後 ご
彼は一時間後に戻ってきます。

He will come back in one hour.

戻す もどす
本を読んだら、元の棚に戻してください。

After reading the book, please put it back on the original shelf.

仕切り直し しきりなおし
一旦白紙に戻して、仕切り直しだ。

Let's wipe the slate clean and start over.

取り戻す とりもどす
彼はようやく健康を取り戻した。

He finally regained his health.

意識 いしき
彼は事故の後、意識を取り戻した。

He regained consciousness after the accident.

元に戻る もとにもどる
ようやく生活が元に戻った。

Life has finally returned to normal.

戻って来る もどってくる
彼は一時間後に戻って来ました。

He came back after one hour.

Example Vocabulary

戻る

もどる

to return, to go back

戻ってくる

もどってくる

to come back; to return

戻す

もどす

to put back; to return; to restore; to vomit

取り戻す

とりもどす

to take back; to regain; to recover

元に戻る

もとにもどる

to return to normal; to return to the original state

戻って来る

もどってくる

to come back; to return

元に戻す

もとにもどす

to restore; to undo; to return to the original state

引き戻す

ひきもどす

to pull back; to bring back; to restore

連れ戻す

つれもどす

to bring (someone) back

呼び戻す

よびもどす

to call back; to recall

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