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引き返す (ひきかえす) — to turn back | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

引き返す

ひきかえす

N2

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to turn back
2to go back
3reverse
4to come back

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Kanji in this word

引Pull, Tug, Jerk4 strokes 返Return, Answer, Fade7 strokes

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