戻 — kanji meaning “re-”
戻
re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
- Meanings
- re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
- On'yomi
- レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi
- もど.す、もど.る
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #890 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 63
- Chinese reading
- lì
Words with 戻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戻す | もどす modosu | to put back; to return; to give back |
| 戻し | もどし modoshi | returning; giving 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 |
| 逆戻り | ぎゃくもどり gyakumodori | retrogression; reversal; relapse |
| 払い戻し | はらいもどし haraimodoshi | repayment; refund; payback |
| 買い戻し | かいもどし kaimodoshi | repurchase; redemption |
| 呼び戻す | よびもどす yobimodosu | to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home |
| 引き戻す | ひきもどす hikimodosu | to bring back; to restore |
| 買い戻す | かいもどす kaimodosu | to buy back; to redeem |
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