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戻
return · go back · put back
N3Kun: もど
Memory Aid
The left component (尸) looks like a person's body, and the right (大) is 'big'. Imagine a person making a 'big' turn to 'return' or 'go back'.
'もどる' (modoru) - Sounds like 'MOTOR'. Imagine a car's MOTOR reversing to 'return'.
Vocabulary
戻るもどるto return, to go back
戻すもどすto put back, to return (something)
払い戻しはらいもどしrefund
取り戻すとりもどすto take back, to regain
Example Sentences
もう家に帰る時間です。
It's already time to return home.
本を棚に戻してください。
Please put the book back on the shelf.
元の場所に戻りましょう。
Let's go back to the original place.
チケットの払い戻しはできますか？
Can I get a refund for the ticket?