Meaning

Primary

To Return

Alternative

To Return Something

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means return and the verb vocab version is to return or to return something. You know you're doing the action of returning someone or something because when you do, they just sue () you because you broke the thing you were supposed to return before returning it.

Reading

もどす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

「彼にあんなひどいこと言わなければよかったわ。」「そうね。でも、言ってしまったことはもう元には戻せないわ。」

"I wish I hadn’t said that horrible thing to him." "Yeah, but once you say something you can’t go back to before."

Kanji Composition