巻き返す

• 読み: まきかえす
• ローマ字: makikaesu
• 漢字の分解: 巻 (kan/maki) — roll, wind; 返 (hen/kaeshi) — return, reverse
• 発音: /ma.ki.ka.e.sɯ/

意味

To make a comeback; to rally; to reverse a disadvantage and regain lost ground.

A Group 1 (godan) verb combining 巻き (from 巻く, to wind or roll) and 返す (to reverse or return). The image is of winding back something that had unravelled, suggesting a forceful recovery. Frequently used in sports, business, and politics to describe a situation where a losing party mounts a strong reversal.

例文

1. 後半戦で猛攻を仕掛け、相手の大量リードを巻き返した。
2. 業績不振に陥った企業が新製品の投入で市場を巻き返そうとしている。
3. 選挙戦終盤に劣勢だった候補者が支持者の熱意で巻き返しを見せた。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, business, politics, competition

トーン: energetic

起源と歴史

Compound of 巻き (from 巻く — to wind, roll back) and 返す (to reverse, return). The literal sense of rewinding something captures the idea of reversing an adverse situation through determined effort.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes