戻る (もどる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

戻る (もどる) means to return / to go back.

See example sentences below.

戻る at a glance

戻る

もどるmodoru

N4verb

to return / to go back

戻るもどるmodoruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to return / to go back

Example 1

家に戻るのが遅くなった。

Translation

I was late returning home.

Example 2

間違いを戻して直そう。

Translation

Let's go back and fix the mistake.