Word Meaning 戻し

もどし modoshi

戻し is read as もどし (modoshi) and means returning.

Meaning

English

  1. returning
  2. giving back

Reading

Kana

もどし

Romaji

modoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 16734 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戻す

もどす

to recover (of a market price)

戻る

もどる

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

戻り

もどり

return (from a procedure)

買い戻し

かいもどし

repurchase

払い戻し

はらいもどし

repayment

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

取り戻す

とりもどす

to take back

引き戻す

ひきもどす

to bring back

払い戻す

はらいもどす

to repay

呼び戻す

よびもどす

to bring back (memories, etc.)

差し戻す

さしもどす

to send back

買い戻す

かいもどす

to buy back

Example Sentences

10

ほんをもとのばしょにもどしてください。

Please put the book back in its original place.

とけいのはりをいちじかんもどした。

I turned the clock back by one hour.

このくすりでげんきをとりもどした。

I regained my strength with this medicine.

Did you throw up?

I feel like throwing up.

I felt like I was going to throw up.

I want us to get back together.

I've already given back the key.

Put it back on the shelf.

Put it back.