Japanese symbol for “returning”
戻し
もどし
Romaji: modoshi
returning; giving back
In Japanese, returning is 戻し, read もどし (modoshi).
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Meanings
- n returning; giving back
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “returning”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 返却 | へんきゃく henkyaku | return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back |
| 返納 | へんのう hennou | returning (to the authorities); restoring |
| 折り返し | おりかえし orikaeshi | going back; returning; turn (marathon, swimming, etc.) |
| 返戻 | へんれい henrei | returning; giving back |
| バック | バック bakku | refunding; returning (e.g. profits) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戻す | もどす modosu | to put back; to return; to give back |
| 戻る | もどる modoru | to turn back (e.g. half-way) |
| 戻り | もどり modori | return; reaction; recovery |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす torimodosu | to take back; to get back; to regain |
| 後戻り | あともどり atomodori | going backward; turning back; backtracking |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.