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引き返す
ひきかえす
N2
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to turn back
2
to go back
3
reverse
4
to come back
Example sentence
今は引き返すには遅すぎる。
It's too late to turn back now.
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Kanji in this word
引
Pull, Tug, Jerk
4 strokes
返
Return, Answer, Fade
7 strokes
More words with
引
割り引く
わりびく ·
to discount
取引
とりひき ·
transactions
N1
値引き
ねびき ·
price reduction
N1
引きずる
ひきずる ·
to drag along
N1
手引
てびき ·
guidance
N1
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引き起こす
ひきおこす ·
to cause
N1
引っ掻く
ひっかく ·
to scratch
N1
引き締め
ひきしめ ·
tightening
More words with
返
宙返り
ちゅうがえり ·
somersault
N1
照り返す
てりかえす ·
to reflect
N1
返済
へんさい ·
repayment
N1
返答
へんとう ·
reply
N1
返還
へんかん ·
return
N1
裏返す
うらがえす ·
to turn inside out
N2
引っ繰り返る
ひっくりかえる ·
to be overturned
N2
裏返し
うらがえし ·
inside out
N1
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