舞まい戻もどる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

come back; return

Often implies returning to a previous place or situation, sometimes with a sense of inevitability or after a period away. Can carry a slightly literary or dramatic tone.

彼かれは故こ郷きょうに舞まい戻もどった。
He returned to his hometown.
結けっ局きょく、元もとの職しょく場

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In the end, I ended up going back to my old workplace.

Written forms

舞まい戻もどるUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the 舞い conveys a sense of returning as if dancing back.
まいもどるUsage2%
舞まい戻もどるUsage1%
Variant spelling without okurigana い; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

舞dance, flit, circle
戻re-, return, revert

Similar words

戻もどる
戻る is the general word for 'return' or 'go back'. 舞い戻る adds a nuance of returning as if drawn back, often with a sense of fate or after wandering.
帰かえる
帰る specifically means 'to go home' or 'to return to one's base'. 舞い戻る can be used for returning to any place, not necessarily home, and has a more dramatic or literary feel.

Etymology

Compound of 舞い (continuative form of 舞う 'to dance') + 戻る ('to return'). The 舞い element suggests a graceful or inevitable return, as if dancing back.