戻る
もどる
hepburn modoru
to return, go back
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- すぐに戻ります。I'll be right back.
- 元の場所に戻ってください。Please return to the original spot.
Collocations
~に戻る (return to)すぐ戻る (be right back)元に戻る (back to original)戻ってくる (come back)戻す (modosu, return something, transitive)
Mnemonic
戻る modoru — godan -ru trap. Similar to 帰る but with a fine distinction: 戻る = "return to the immediate prior/original spot" (your desk, a page, a game level). 帰る = "return to one's base" (home, homeland). Short-term vs essential return. "Be right back" uses 戻る.
Quick check
Stepping out of a meeting briefly, "Be right back" uses: