JLPT N1 Advanced
後戻り
Turning back physically or losing progress
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Other forms
後戻りする verb form
後戻りできない common negative phrase
1 Noun, Suru verb
Turning Back / Retracing Steps
Describes the physical act of retracing one’s steps or returning to a starting point before reaching a destination.
Example
財布 を 忘れ た ので 、 家 に 後戻り し た 。
I forgot my wallet, so I went back home.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Undoing Progress / Relapsing
Indicates a regression where a situation or condition deteriorates to a previous, less developed state.
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