What is the Kanji for "Return"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Return", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Return" is "戻".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Modo".

Its onyomi reading is "Rei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "户" . And The kanji "大" means "Big" and can be read as "Oo", "Dai", and "Tai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "戻" mean in japanese?

"戻" means "Return".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

戻る: "Return". The Japanese verb '戻る (もどる)' means 'to return'. This verb is used to indicate that someone or something is going back to a previous location or state. It can be used with a destination or a starting point. For example: I returned home - (私は家に戻った). The dog returned to its owner - (犬は飼い主に戻った).

戻す: "Return". The Japanese verb '戻す (もどす)' means 'to return'. This verb is used to indicate the action of bringing something or someone back to an original state, position, or location. It can be used in both literal and figurative contexts. For example: I returned the book to the library - (私は本を図書館に戻した). Please return the keys to where you found them - (鍵を見つけた場所に戻してください).

取り戻す: "Regain". The Japanese verb '取り戻す (とりもどす)' means 'to regain'. It is used to express the action of recovering or getting something back that was previously lost or taken away. It can be used in contexts such as regaining one's strength, regaining control over a situation, or regaining possession of an object. For example: They were able to regain their stolen property - (盗まれた財産を取り戻すことができた). I need to regain my energy after this long day - (疲れた後、私はエネルギーを取り戻す必要がある).

後戻り: "Going back". The verbal noun '後戻り (あともどり)' means 'going back'. It refers to the action of returning or regressing to a previous state or condition. This word is used to describe situations where someone or something reverts to an earlier stage or undoes progress that has been made. For example: I can't go back now, that would be going backwards - (もう後戻りはできない、それは後戻りになってしまう). I made the mistake of going backwards on my diet - (ダイエットで後戻りしてしまう過ちをした).

払い戻す: "Refund". The Japanese verb '払い戻す (はらいもどす)' means 'to refund'. This verb is used to describe the action of returning money that has been paid, such as a purchase price or other payment. It is commonly used in situations where a customer requests a refund for a product or service. For example: The company refunded the full amount - (企業は全額払い戻した). I requested a refund for my ticket - (私はチケットの払い戻しを要求した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "れ" is read as "re". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". And The hiragana "ど" is read as "do".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.