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引き返す (ひきかえす): to turn back, to go back, reverse — Japanese vocabulary

引き返す is read ひきかえす and means "to turn back, to go back, reverse". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

引き返す

Reading
ひきかえす · hikikaesu
Translation
to turn back, to go back, reverse
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ひきかえすが

Example

今は引き返すには遅すぎる。

いまはひきかえすにはおそすぎる。

It's too late to turn back now.

Kanji in this word

  • 引 — pull, attract
  • 返 — return

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