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JLPT N3 · Everyday verbs

戻る

もどる

to return; to go back

Stroke order of 戻る

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

戻 · 7 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A 大 big person comes back through the 戸 door: return.

Parts: 戻 return (戸 door + 大 big) + kana る

The characters in 戻る

  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

五時までに会社に戻ります。

ごじまでにかいしゃにもどります。

I will be back at the office by five.

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