立ち返る

• 読み: たちかえる
• ローマ字: tachikaeru
• 漢字の分解: 立 (ritsu/ta) — to stand, establish | 返 (hen/kae) — to return, revert
• 発音: /ta.tɕi.ka.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To return to; to go back to the beginning; to revert to a fundamental principle or starting point.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 立つ (to stand) and 返る (to return). It carries the sense of returning to a fundamental point of reference — whether a core principle, an original plan, a basic fact, or a starting position. Often used when discussions have gone off-track and someone calls for a return to first principles. The nuance is more deliberate and reflective than simply 戻る (to go back).

例文

1. 議論が複雑になりすぎたので、問題の本質に立ち返って考え直すことにした。
2. 挫折を繰り返した末に、彼は自分が音楽を始めた原点に立ち返った。
3. 設計の見直しにあたり、チームはユーザーのニーズに立ち返るところから始めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: philosophy, problem-solving, business, personal reflection

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

Compound of 立つ (to stand, to be established) and 返る (to return, to revert). The verb implies actively turning back to a firm foundation or starting point, rather than drifting back passively.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Present

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated