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引き返す

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

引き返す — “to turn back, to go back the way one came”

引き返す (read ひきかえす) means to turn back, to go back the way one came. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

ひきかえす

Meaning

to turn back, to go back the way one came

引き返す in a sentence

途中とちゅうで引き返すひきかえす。

To turn back partway.

The kanji in 引き返す

引to pull
返to return, give back

Words that share a kanji with 引き返す

字引じびき— dictionary
引くひく— to pull, to draw; subtract
引っ越すひっこす— to move (house), to relocate
引き出しひきだし— drawer
引退いんたい— retirement (from a profession)
引用いんよう— quotation, citation
引っ張るひっぱる— to pull, to tug, to drag
長引くながびく— to be prolonged, to drag on, to be delayed

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