戻
戻 — Re-
re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
On’yomiレイ (rei)
Kun’yomiもどす (modosu)
Kun’yomiもどる (modoru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 戻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戻し | もどし modoshi | returning; giving back |
| 買い戻し | かいもどし kaimodoshi | repurchase; redemption |
| 戻り | もどり modori | return; reaction; recovery |
| 引き戻す | ひきもどす hikimodosu | to bring back; to restore |
| 後戻り | あともどり atomodori | going backward; turning back; backtracking |
| 差し戻す | さしもどす sashimodosu | to send back; to refer back |
Study notes
戻 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #890 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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