Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to rewind.
  2. to rally, to recover, to come back, to regain one's strength.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
巻き返す まきかえす
 
巻返す まきかえす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

scroll, volume, book
ま.く まき カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
return, answer, fade
かえ.す ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)