Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand).
  2. to vomit, to throw up.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

Finance term.
  1. to recover (of a market price).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
戻す もどす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

re-, return, revert
もど.す レイ (9th, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)