戻り|もどりmodori[3]odaka (tail-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounreturn; reaction; recovery
  2. noun, computingreturn (from a procedure)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym帰りかえりNeutralThe everyday word for the return trip home; 「戻り」 stresses coming back to an original place or state, though it also covers the return leg.
  • SynonymリターンNeutralLoanword for going back and for returns or rewards; it also names the Enter key and return on investment, so it has many uses.
  • Related回復かいふくNeutralRecovery or recuperation; focuses on health, the economy and the like getting back to a good state, not physical return.
  • Related復旧ふっきゅうNeutralRestoring damaged facilities, transport or services to working order, often after a disaster, as in 「復旧作業」.
  • Related復調ふくちょうNeutralRegaining one's former condition or form; used of athletes, business results and the like, as in 「業績が復調する」.
  • Related再起さいきWrittenA comeback: rallying from failure and starting afresh; a word of written, formal prose rather than everyday speech.
  • Related立ち直りたちなおりNeutralGetting back on your feet after a blow or hardship; centers on emotional or situational recovery, not physical return.
  • Related逆戻りぎゃくもどりNeutralGoing back the way you came, or slipping back to an earlier state, as in 「冬に逆戻り」 — a reversal, not a simple return.
  • Related引き返しひきかえしNeutralTurning back partway; stresses heading back before reaching your destination, unlike 「戻り」's general return.
  • RelatedリカバリーNeutralLoanword for recovery or salvage; often about retrieving lost data or making up for a mistake made during a match.
  • Antonym行きいきNeutralThe outbound leg; the opposite of the return-trip sense of 「戻り」, as in 「行きと帰り」.

Use 「戻り」 for coming back to a place, returning to a former state, or the return trip, as in 「戻りが遅い」「梅雨の戻り」「戻り値」. The return trip can also be 「帰り」; recovery of health or the economy is 「回復」; restoring facilities is 「復旧」; sliding backward is 「逆戻り」. The opposite is 「行き」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 戻もどること。
  2. 帰かえり。帰り道かえりみち。
  3. 鉤はりや釣り針つりばりの先端せんたんの逆向ぎゃくむきに尖とがった部分ぶぶん。
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