引き返す
N2ひきかえす hikikaesu
- to turn back
- to return
- 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
- 今は引き返すには遅すぎる。It's too late to turn back now.现在回头已经太晚了。
- 人生という道を引き返すことはできない。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"
}
}