Meaning of 戻る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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戻るJLPT 4
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Kana Readingもどる
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Romajimodoru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to turn back; to return; to go back; to recover; to rebound
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Example Sentences
戻る, もどる used in context
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すぐに戻ります。
I will be back soon.
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When will you be back? "It all depends on the weather."
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オリンポスに戻るためには本当のヒーローにならなくていけない。
You must become a true hero in order to return to Olympus.
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I sat back in the armchair and opened the book.
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授業の終わり近くになると、教師が一言も「静かにしなさい」「座りなさい！」と言わないにもかかわらず、自然と子どもたちは自分の席に戻り静かになる。
As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say a word of "be quiet", "sit down!," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
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In order to return to our era, what should we do?
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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Kanji found in this word
re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
On: レイ
Kun: もど.す, もど.る
7 strokes
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