How to say 'Return' in Japanese | 戻る

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The Japanese word for Return is 'Modoru', written as 戻る in Japanese.'Return' in hiragana is もどる.

word

戻る

Meaning

Return

Reading

もどる

modoru

Kanji

戻Return

Explanation

The Japanese verb '戻る (もどる)' means 'to return' or 'to go back'. It is used to indicate the action of returning to a previous location, state, or condition. This verb is commonly used in everyday conversation and can refer to physical movement, such as returning home, or abstract concepts, like reverting to a previous state. For example: I will return home「家に戻ります」(いえにもどります). The situation returned to normal「状況が元に戻った」(じょうきょうがもとにもどった). Note that '戻る' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. To express returning something, the transitive verb '戻す (もどす)' is used instead.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

363

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 戻る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

戻

Meaning

Return

Hiragana in the Word 戻る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 戻る Through the Kanji 戻

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 戻 as well.

word

戻す

Meaning

Return

word

取り戻す

Meaning

Recover

word

後戻り

Meaning

Retreat, Backtrack

word

払い戻す

Meaning

Refund

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'Modoru' means 'Return' .

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