What does kanji 戻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 戻 is re-.

How is kanji 戻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 戻 are もど.す, もど.る; the onyomi readings are レイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 戻?

The main radical for kanji 戻 is 戶.

What words use kanji 戻?

Example words that use kanji 戻 include 戻す, 戻る, 戻し, 戻り.

JōyōJLPT N3Pre-Level 2

戻

Meaning

Kanji 戻

re-

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: もど.すもど.る
Onyomi 音読み: レイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 戾 • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #890
Strokes: 7
Radical: 戶
Components: 一 • 大 • 尸 • 戸
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

32 common entries

Showing 32 of 77 entries that include this kanji.

戻す

もどす

to recover (of a market price)

戻る

もどる

to turn back (e.g. half-way)

戻し

もどし

returning

戻り

もどり

return (from a procedure)

戻し交雑

もどしこうざつ

backcrossing

戻し交配

もどしこうはい

backcross

戻ってくる

もどってくる

to come back

戻って行く

もどっていく

to go back

戻り値

もどりち

return value

戻り道

もどりみち

the way back

戻り梅雨

もどりづゆ

return of the rainy season

戻入

れいにゅう

reversal of monies, funds, commissions

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はもう家に戻った。

He has already returned home.

旅行から昨日戻りました。

I returned from the trip yesterday.

本を元の場所に戻してください。

Please put the book back in its original place.

時計の針を一時間戻した。

I turned the clock back by one hour.

体調は少しずつ戻ってきた。

My physical condition gradually returned.