往おう復ふく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

往復する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Core meaning: traveling to a place and back, or the back-and-forth movement itself. Used as a noun and with する for the action.

Related words· 6

行ゆき来きN2sense 1
行き来 is the everyday, casual word for going back and forth or visiting, while 往復 is a bit more formal and often used for round trips, tickets, or correspondence.
行いったり来きたり
往復 is a formal noun for a single round trip (e.g., commuting or mail), while 行ったり来たり emphasizes repeated, often restless or indecisive back-and-forth movement.
折おり返かえしN1
折り返し highlights the turning point or the act of heading back, while 往復 refers to the whole round trip of going and returning.
往おう復ふく切きっ符ぷN3
往復 is the general noun/verb for 'round trip', while 往復切符 specifically means the physical ticket for that trip.

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行ゆき帰かえりN2
往復 is the formal word for a round trip, often used for tickets or fares, while 行き帰り is the everyday word for the act of going to and coming back from a place, especially a routine commute.
上じょう下げN2
往復 specifically means a round trip between two places, while 上下 in this sense emphasizes the repeated back-and-forth movement itself, often along a fixed route.

Don't confuse with

往おう来らい sense 1
往来 refers to traffic or the general coming-and-going of people/vehicles in a place, whereas 往復 specifically means making a trip there and back to the same point.
回かい復ふくN3
往復 (a round trip) shares the kanji 復 with 回復 (recovery) but has a completely unrelated meaning, so the two are easy to mix up in writing.
反はん復ぷく
反復 means repeating an action, whereas 往復 means a round trip (going and returning); the two share the kanji 復 but differ completely in meaning.