カムバック

カムバック · kamubakku · JLPT N1 · noun

rejoinder

🔙 Katakana for English 'come back': カム = come, バック = back

Japanese borrows the English words directly and writes them in katakana. カム is 'come' and バック is 'back', so the word is simply 'come back' pronounced with Japanese sounds. It is used for a return to form, success, or popularity.

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