EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb

    to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

    今は引き返すには遅すぎる。
    It's too late to turn back now.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Kun
ひ.くひ.ける
On
イン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
218 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

いなひきひけびき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-1SKIP code
3h1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1220.0Four corner code
3554deroo
5f15Unicode hex code
1-16-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1562Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1681New Nelson (John Haig)
181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
207Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
160Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1232Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1318Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
238A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
144Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
271Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9699Morohashi
77A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
216Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
216Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156sakade
167Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
81henshall3
87Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
263crowley
257Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
605Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1240Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

return, answer, fade, repay

Kun
かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る
On
ヘン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
685 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
2q4.5The Kanji Dictionary
3130.4Four corner code
3367deroo
8fd4Unicode hex code
1-42-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4670Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6020New Nelson (John Haig)
3060New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3797Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2633Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
725Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
782Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
586A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
307Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38758PMorohashi
389A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
442Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
448Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316sakade
950Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
412henshall3
289Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
477crowley
184Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
681Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
733Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan3Pinyin reading
banKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level