戻 – re-, return, revert

7 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#890 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 戻 means re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レイ (rei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is もど.す、もど.る (modosu, modoru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 戶 (no. 63).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レイ	rei
Kun’yomi	もど.す	modosu
Kun’yomi	もど.る	modoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 戶 (Kangxi radical 63). Components: 戸・大・一・尸.

Words using 戻

戻るもどるto turn back (e.g. half-way)戻すもどすto put back払い戻すはらいもどすto repay取り戻すとりもどすto take back

Example sentences

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

What is done cannot be undone.

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その本を棚に戻しておきなさい。

Put the book back on the shelf.

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サラは払い戻してもらう事を要求した。

Sarah demanded that she be given a refund.

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Kanji with the same radical

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