Word Meaning 元に戻す

もとにもどす moto ni modosu

元に戻す is read as もとにもどす (moto ni modosu) and means to go back to the start.

Meaning

English

  1. to go back to the start
  2. to reset
  3. to restore
  4. to return to the point (of a discussion)
  5. to return something (that has been moved) to previous place
  6. to reconstitute

Reading

Kana

もとにもどす

Romaji

moto ni modosu

Writing Variants

  • もとに戻す もとにもどす motonimodosu
  • 元にもどす もとにもどす motonimodosu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 121265 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元に戻る

もとにもどる

to return to normal

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

元号

げんごう

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)

元利

がんり

principal and interest

元老

げんろう

genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

元祖

がんそ

progenitor

元首相

もとしゅしょう

former prime minister

元和

げんな

Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30)

元期

げんき

epoch

元治

げんじ

Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

元交際相手

もとこうさいあいて

former boyfriend

元本割れ

がんぽんわれ

falling below par (value)