戻 Kanji – re-
The Japanese kanji 戻 can mean re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards.
Meaning and Readings
How is 戻 read?
戻 has the onyomi reading レイ and the kunyomi readings もどす, もどる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as rei, modosu, modoru.
Common Japanese Words Using 戻
These common Japanese words contain 戻. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 引き戻す（ひきもどす） — to bring back, to restore
- 逆戻り（ぎゃくもどり） — retrogression, reversal, relapse, doubling back, backtracking
- 呼び戻す（よびもどす） — to call (someone) back, to recall, to call home
- 後戻り（あともどり） — going backward, turning back, backtracking, doubling back
- 差し戻す（さしもどす） — to send back, to refer back
- 取り戻す（とりもどす） — to take back, to get back, to regain, to recover, to restore, to recoup
- 払い戻す（はらいもどす） — to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
- 戻す（もどす） — to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
- 戻り（もどり） — return, reaction, recovery
- 戻る（もどる） — to turn back (e.g. half-way)