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引ひき返かえす

N2
ひきかえす hikikaesu
  1. to turn back
  2. to return
  3. to retrace
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

折返;返回

Chinese notes

引き返す指折返或返回;原英语释义未覆盖两条例句的主要含义。

Examples

  • 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.
    现在回头已经太晚了。
  • 人じん生せいという道みちを引ひき返かえすことはできない。
    There is no returning on the road of life.
    人生这条路不能回头。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3882078df6'); // 引き返す
{
  "id": "3882078df6",
  "word": "引き返す",
  "reading": "ひきかえす",
  "romaji": "hikikaesu",
  "meanings": [
    "to turn back",
    "to return",
    "to retrace"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5s",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1169140,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今は引き返すには遅すぎる。",
      "furigana": "{今|いま}は{引|ひ}き{返|かえ}すには{遅|おそ}すぎる。",
      "en": "It's too late to turn back now.",
      "tatoeba_id": 172536
    },
    {
      "ja": "人生という道を引き返すことはできない。",
      "furigana": "{人生|じんせい}という{道|みち}を{引|ひ}き{返|かえ}すことはできない。",
      "en": "There is no returning on the road of life.",
      "tatoeba_id": 144040
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "60eeea9aff0f50482ed5d4f8ac4aba61c2f71683aea583f8335e63c1afd5913b",
    "meanings": [
      "折返",
      "返回"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今は引き返すには遅すぎる。",
        "zh": "现在回头已经太晚了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "人生という道を引き返すことはできない。",
        "zh": "人生这条路不能回头。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/3882078df6",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1169140; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "引き返す指折返或返回;原英语释义未覆盖两条例句的主要含义。",
    "review_hash": "9cdde1a70e9718b521846740003292bfe2f3240f67b5dab5b11422d4595c36f5"
  }
}