This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: レイ、もど.す、もど.る
Romaji: rei, modo.su, modo.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  63
Frequency:  890
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-1-6
Korean Reading:  ryeol
Chinese Reading:  li4
Unicode:  623b
JIS:  4C61

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1942
Nelson Index: 1818
New Nelson Index: 2051
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4m3.1
Four Corner Index: 3023.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1920
Gakken Index: 923
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11707X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0060
Remembering the kanji Index: 1081
Kanji Flashcards Index: 552
Kodansha Compact Index: 842
Kanji in Context Index: 1201
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1234
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1699
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1090
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1162
Essential Kanji Index: 1850
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2441
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3063
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1124

Words

戻る (もどる)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back
取り戻す (とりもどす)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
連れ戻す (つれもどす)
to bring back
買い戻す (かいもどす)
to buy back; to redeem
引き戻す (ひきもどす)
to bring back; to restore
戻す (もどす)
to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand); to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
呼び戻す (よびもどす)
to call back; to call home
払い戻し (はらいもどし)
repayment; refund; payback
舞い戻る (まいもどる)
to come back
戻り (もどり)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
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