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戻す (もどす) — to restore | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

戻す

もどす

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to restore
2to put back
3to return
4to give back
5to vomit
6to throw up
7to recover (of a market price)

Example sentence

政府は事態を正常に戻す努力をしている。

The government is trying to bring things back to normal.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

戻Re-, Return, Revert7 strokes

More words with 戻

取り戻すとりもどす · to take backN1 引き戻すひきもどす · to bring back 差し戻すさしもどす · to send back 戻りもどり · return 戻しもどし · returning 買い戻しかいもどし ·

Full entry on Jisho

repurchase

払い戻しはらいもどし · repayment

戻るもどる · to return (v.i.)N4

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