戻

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

レイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

もど.すもど.る

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N3

Frequency:890

Vocabulary

レイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
暴戻	ボウレイ	tyranny; atrocity; brutality
背戻	ハイレイ	disobeying; infringing; running counter to
返戻	ヘンレイ	returning; giving back
返戻金	ヘンレイキン	terminal bonus; lump sum when policy matures; payout on cancellation of contract
戻入	レイニュウ	reversal of monies, funds, commissions

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
引き戻す	ひきもどす	to bring back; to restore
後戻り	あともどり	going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back; regression; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
差し戻す	さしもどす	to send back; to refer back
取り戻す	とりもどす	to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
払い戻す	はらいもどす	to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets