戻す

• 読み: もどす
• ローマ字: modosu
• 漢字の分解: 戻 (rei/modo) — return, restore, put back
• 発音: /mo.do.sɯ/

意味

To restore; to put back; to return (something). The act of returning something to its original position or state.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the す row. The transitive counterpart to 戻る (to return, intransitive). Used for putting things back (元に戻す), rewinding (巻き戻す), and restoring to a previous state. Also a euphemism for vomiting (吐き戻す). Very common in daily life and technology contexts (undo = 元に戻す).

例文

1. 本を読んだら元の場所に戻してください。
2. 設定を初期状態に戻す方法を教えてほしい。
3. 時計の針を一時間戻すのを忘れないで。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, technology, organization

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 戻 combines 戸 (door) and 大 (large). A large figure returning through the door — coming back to where one started.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal