呼び戻す

よびもどす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home
2. to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

Kanji

• 呼 call. Read as よぶ.
• 戻 back. Read as もどす.

Example sentences

• 一度放たれた石と言葉は呼び戻せない。
  A stone once cast, and a word once spoken, cannot be recalled.
• 医者は彼を呼び戻した。
  The doctor called him back.
• その写真は子供時代の記憶を呼び戻した。
  The photograph brought back memories of my childhood.
• 彼は旅行から呼び戻された。
  He was called back from his trip.
• 彼女は忘れ物を渡すために彼を呼び戻した。
  She called him back to give him something he had left behind.

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