戻る

• 読み: もどる
• ローマ字: modoru
• 漢字の分解: 戻 (rei/modo) — return, go back
• 発音: /mo.do.ɾɯ/

意味

To return; to go back; to come back. Describes returning to a previous location or state.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. The transitive pair is 戻す (modosu, to return something / to put back). Different from 帰る (kaeru), which specifically means to return home. 戻る is more general and can mean returning to any place or reverting to a previous state.

例文

1. トイレに行ってすぐ戻ります。
2. 忘れ物をしたので家に戻った。
3. 体調が元に戻るまで休んでください。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, work, travel

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 戻 combines 戸 (door) with 大 (big). Some interpret it as a large figure turning back at a door — the idea of going back the way you came.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal