Word Meaning 引き返す

ひきかえす hikikaesu

引き返す is read as ひきかえす (hikikaesu) and means to turn back.

Meaning

English

to turn back
to go back
to come back
to return
to retrace one's steps

Reading

Kana

ひきかえす

Romaji

hikikaesu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7444 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引っ返す

ひっかえす

to turn back

引き返し

ひきかえし

turning back

引っ繰り返る

ひっくりかえる

to be overturned

引き返し編み

ひきかえしあみ

short rows (in knitting)

引き出す

ひきだす

to withdraw (money)

引っ越す

ひっこす

to move (house)

引き起こす

ひきおこす

to pull upright

引き戻す

ひきもどす

to bring back

引き渡す

ひきわたす

to deliver

引かす

ひかす

to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)

引き合いに出す

ひきあいにだす

to cite as an example

引きずり出す

ひきずりだす

to drag out

Example Sentences

人生という道を引き返すことはできない。

There is no returning on the road of life.