往復

Chinese
 
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction)
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
 
again; recover; reply to a letter
again; recover; reply to a letter; to repeat; to duplicate
trad. (往復) 往 復
simp. (往复) 往 复

Pronunciation

Verb

往復

  1. to go and come back; to make a round trip; to go forwards and backwards
  2. to contact; to get in touch with

Synonyms
  • (to go and come back):
  • (to contact):

Adverb

往復

  1. again and again; repeatedly; time and time again

Synonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (往復):
  • → Japanese: 往復(おうふく) (ōfuku)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
往 復
おう
Grade: 5		 ふく
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
往覆

Etymology

/waupukʉ/ → /wɔːɸuku/ → /ɔːfuku/ → /oːfuku/

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おーふく [òófúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

往(おう)復(ふく) • (ōfuku) ←わうふく (waufuku)?

  1. a round trip, going back and forth
    Antonym: 片道 (katamichi)
  2. (by extension) an exchange (of conversations, letters, etc.)
  3. coming and going
    Synonym: 行き帰り (yukikaeri)

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)圧(あっ)縮(しゅく)機(き) (ōfuku asshukuki)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)機(き)関(かん) (ōfuku kikan)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)切(きっ)符(ぷ) (ōfuku kippu)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)乗(じょう)車(しゃ)券(けん) (ōfuku jōshaken)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)送(そう)風(ふう)機(き) (ōfuku sōfūki)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)台(だい) (ōfukudai)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)葉(は)書(がき) (ōfuku hagaki)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)貿(ぼう)易(えき) (ōfuku bōeki)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)ポンプ (ōfuku ponpu)
  • 往(おう)復(ふく)レイテンシー (ōfuku reitenshī)

Verb

往(おう)復(ふく)する • (ōfuku suru) ←わうふく (waufuku)?intransitive suru (stem 往(おう)復(ふく)し (ōfuku shi), past 往(おう)復(ふく)した (ōfuku shita))

  1. to make a round trip, go back and forth
    仕(し)事(ごと)場(ば)と自(じ)宅(たく)を往(おう)復(ふく)するだけの生(せい)活(かつ)
    shigotoba to jitaku o ōfuku suru dake no seikatsu
    a life of simply going from home to work and back.
  2. (by extension) to exchange (conversations, letters, etc.)
  3. to come and go

Conjugation
Conjugation of "往復する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 往復し おうふくし ōfuku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 往復し おうふくし ōfuku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 往復する おうふくする ōfuku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 往復する おうふくする ōfuku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 往復すれ おうふくすれ ōfuku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 往復せよ¹
往復しろ²		 おうふくせよ¹
おうふくしろ²		 ōfuku seyo¹
ōfuku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 往復される おうふくされる ōfuku sareru
Causative 往復させる
往復さす		 おうふくさせる
おうふくさす		 ōfuku saseru
ōfuku sasu
Potential 往復できる おうふくできる ōfuku dekiru
Volitional 往復しよう おうふくしよう ōfuku shiyō
Negative 往復しない おうふくしない ōfuku shinai
Negative continuative 往復せず おうふくせず ōfuku sezu
Formal 往復します おうふくします ōfuku shimasu
Perfective 往復した おうふくした ōfuku shita
Conjunctive 往復して おうふくして ōfuku shite
Hypothetical conditional 往復すれば おうふくすれば ōfuku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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