戻
JLPT N3
Return
Readings
On’yomi: レイ (rei)
Kun’yomi: もど(る), もど(す) (modo(ru), modo(su))
• もど(る) – to return, to go back
• もど(す) – to restore, to put back
Structure
Composition:
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Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
戻る
もどる
return
戻す
もどす
return something
取り戻す
とりもどす
recover
差し戻す
さしもどす
send back
返戻
へんれい
refund
Example Sentences
家に戻ります。
いえ に もどります。
I return home.
元に戻します。
もと に もどします。
I return it to original.
信頼を取り戻します。
しんらい を とりもどします。
I regain trust.
書類を差し戻します。
しょるい を さしもどします。
I send back the documents.
返戻します。
へんれい します。
I refund it.
Cultural Note
↩️ 戻 emphasizes Japanese attention to restoration, order, and returning things to their proper state.
• It appears in daily life, business, and formal contexts (戻る, 戻す, 返品).
• The kanji reflects cultural values of correctness, care, and restoring balance.
• It symbolizes return, restoration, and careful handling of objects or situations, highlighting the Japanese emphasis on respect for order and property.
• It appears in daily life, business, and formal contexts (戻る, 戻す, 返品).
• The kanji reflects cultural values of correctness, care, and restoring balance.
• It symbolizes return, restoration, and careful handling of objects or situations, highlighting the Japanese emphasis on respect for order and property.