# 戻 — go back

戻 means “go back”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes.  Kun'yomi: もど(す) (modosu). You'll see it in words such as 戻す (modosu, “to put back; to return”).

- Meaning: go back
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: もど(す) (modosu)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 戻

Parts: 戸 door · 大 big

## Words with 戻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 戻す | もどす (modosu) | to put back; to return |
| 戻り | もどり (modori) | return; reaction |
| 戻る | もどる (modoru) | to turn back |

## Don't confuse it with

[涙](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tears/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [所](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/place/) · [肩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoulder/)

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[倒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fall-over/) · [昇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rise/) · [戻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/) · [越](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cross-over/) · [逃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/escape/) · [到](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reach/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/. Last updated 2026-11-01.