Illustration: On a muddy woodland path outside a Japanese town, two walkers have reached a stream crossing submerged by high water. They have turned around and are now walking back toward the village along the same narrow path.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

引ひき返かえす

hikikaesu

to turn back

Example sentences

  1. 今いまは引ひき返かえすには遅おそすぎる。

    It’s too late to turn back now.

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  2. 引ひき返かえそう。

    Let’s turn back.

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  3. 彼かれは中途ちゅうとで引ひき返かえした。

    He turned back halfway.

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Kanji in 引返

  • 引pullOnインKunひく・ひける
  • 返returnOnヘンKunかえす・かえる

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