取り戻す|とりもどすtorimodosu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
    私わたしたちは、失うしなった時間じかんを取り戻とりもどさなくてはならない。↗
    We must make up for lost time.
Conjugation
Dictionary form取り戻す(とりもどす)
Polite (masu)取り戻します(とりもどします)
Negative (nai)取り戻さない(とりもどさない)
polite (masen)取り戻しません(とりもどしません)
classical zu / nu取り戻さず・取り戻さぬ(とりもどさず・とりもどさぬ)
Past (ta)取り戻した(とりもどした)
polite (mashita)取り戻しました(とりもどしました)
Past negative (nakatta)取り戻さなかった(とりもどさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)取り戻しませんでした(とりもどしませんでした)
Te form取り戻して(とりもどして)
Potential取り戻せる(とりもどせる)
Passive取り戻される(とりもどされる)
Causative取り戻させる(とりもどさせる)
Causative passive取り戻させられる(とりもどさせられる)
Conditional (ba)取り戻せば(とりもどせば)
tara取り戻したら(とりもどしたら)
Volitional取り戻そう(とりもどそう)
polite (mashou)取り戻しましょう(とりもどしましょう)
Imperative取り戻せ(とりもどせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym取り返すとりかえすNeutralColloquial: getting back or winning back what was lost (「点を取り返す」). 「取り戻す」 is also often used for recovering a state.
  • Synonym奪回だっかいWrittenNoun, written/formal prose: taking back something that was seized (「人質を奪回する」). 「取り戻す」 is the more everyday word.
  • Synonym奪還だっかんFormalFormal noun: recapturing or retaking something (「王座を奪還する」「領土を奪還する」). More common than 「奪回」.
  • Related回復かいふくNeutralNeutral noun: recovering, with the nuance of returning to a good state (「元気を回復する」).
  • Related立て直すたてなおすNeutralReorganizing or rebuilding something that has faltered (「態勢を立て直す」).
  • Related引き戻すひきもどすNeutralPulling something or someone back (「現実に引き戻す」).
  • Related復元ふくげんNeutralNeutral noun: restoring something to its original state (「データを復元する」).
  • Related還元かんげんNeutralNeutral noun: returning benefits to people, or chemical reduction (「利益を還元する」).
  • Related復旧ふっきゅうNeutralNeutral noun: facilities or services being restored to working order (「電気が復旧する」).
  • Related返すかえすNeutralReturning something to its owner (「本を返す」).
  • Related戻すもどすNeutralPutting something back where it was, or restoring it to its previous state (「元に戻す」).
  • Related復するふくするFormalFormal and rarely used: returning to the original state.
  • Antonym手放すてばなすNeutralLetting go of something you hold; the opposite of 「取り戻す」.
  • Antonym失ううしなうNeutralLosing something you have; the opposite of 「取り戻す」.

Use 「取り戻す」 to get back something or a state you lost (「自信を取り戻す」「遅れを取り戻す」). To turn a score around, 「取り返す」 is the word; to retake something seized, 「奪回」 or 「奪還」; for a state returning to normal, 「回復」. The opposite is 「失う」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 一度いちど手放てばなしたものを再ふたたび自分じぶんの物ものとする。
  2. 回復かいふくする。
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