後戻り

あともどり

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back
2. regression; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

Kanji

• 後 after. Read as あと.
• 戻 back. Read as もどす.

Example sentences

• もうここまで来たらやるしかないでしょう。もう後戻りはできない。
  We've come this far, so we can't stop now. I don't want to backslide.
• もう後戻りはできないよ。
  There's no turning back now.

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