巻(ま)き戻(もど)し

まきもどし
noun
rewind
electronics
1. rewind
To go back to an earlier point in audio or video content.
10秒(びょう)の巻(ま)き戻(もど)しができる。
You can rewind by 10 seconds.
巻(ま)き戻(もど)しボタンを押(お)す。
Press the rewind button.
聞(き)き逃(のが)したので巻(ま)き戻(もど)した。
I missed it so I rewound.
大事(だいじ)な場面(ばめん)を巻(ま)き戻(もど)して、もう一度(いちど)見(み)た。
I rewound to the important scene and watched it again.
何(なに)を言(い)ったか分(わ)からなかったので、少(すこ)し巻(ま)き戻(もど)して字幕(じまく)を確認(かくにん)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(ま)く (to wind) + 戻(もど)す (to return) = to wind back.

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Antonym: 早送(はやおく)り (fast-forward)
Related: 再生(さいせい) (play)
Related: 一時停止(いちじていし) (pause)
Related: 停止(ていし) (stop)
Related: 録画(ろくが) (recording)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:48 · Revised 2026.10.9 3:39
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