戻
もど.す
modosu
JLPT N37 strokesKanjiLevel 46 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

戻 is the kanji for "Re- / Return / Revert". A common reading is もど.す (modosu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Re- / Return / Revert

Also : Re- · Return · Revert · Resume · Restore · Go Backwards

Readings

kunもど.す/ modosukunもど.る/ modoruonれい/ rei

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 戻 represents 'RE-'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of re-.

Reading ·

On-reading: れい — remember this sound by associating it with re-. Kun-reading: もど.す.

Example Sentences

元の場所に戻してください。

もとのばしょにもどしてください。

Please put it back in the original place.

もうすぐ家に戻ります。

もうすぐいえにもどります。

I'll be back home soon.

Vocabulary using 戻

払い戻す
haraimodosu
to repay
取り戻す
torimodosu
to take back
戻る
modoru
to turn back
戻す
modosu
to put back

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