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rewind
To go back to an earlier point in audio or video content.
10秒巻き戻す。
Rewind 10 seconds.
巻き戻しボタンを押す。
Press the rewind button.
聞き逃したので巻き戻した。
I missed it so I rewound.
大事な場面を巻き戻して、もう一度見た。
I rewound to the important scene and watched it again.
何を言ったか分からなかったので、少し巻き戻して字幕を確認した。
I didn't understand what was said, so I rewound a bit and checked the subtitles.
Originally referred to physically rewinding tape (cassette, VHS). Now used for skipping backward in any audio/video content, even digital.
ETYMOLOGY:
巻く (to wind) + 戻す (to return) = to wind back.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 巻き戻す: to rewind (verb form)
- 巻き戻しボタン: rewind button
- 10秒巻き戻す: to rewind 10 seconds
MEDIA CONTROL VOCABULARY:
- 再生: play
- 一時停止: pause
- 停止: stop
- 早送り: fast forward
- 巻き戻し: rewind
- 録画: recording (video)
Related Words
Antonym:
早送り (fast-forward)