Meaning

Primary

Round Trip

Alternatives

Make A Round Trip, Go Back And Forth

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

Depart and then restore yourself back to your original departure spot. If you do this (departing and coming back) you have a round trip.

Reading

おうふく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

ここから大阪まで、往復でいくらですか?

How much is a round trip from here to Osaka?

ラッシュアワーの中を運転したので、往復一時間半もかかった。

I drove through rush hour traffic, so the round trip took an hour and a half.

コウイチは考え事をする時、オフィスのはしからはしまで何度も往復するんだ。

When Koichi is deep in thought, he often paces back and forth from his desk to the hallway in the office.

Kanji Composition