Info on the Kanji 返

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Meaning(s)

return, answer, fade, repay

Reading(s)

onyomi HEN
kunyomi kae-su, kae-ru

Other

stroke count 7
grade 3
jlpt level N3
Example words with 返
WordMeaning
けんへん
ken hen
endpaper / end paper / facing / looking back / triumphing over
だいへん
daihen
answer a roll call for another
かえし
kaeshi
reversal / return / return gift / return favour / barb / mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
かえす
kaesu
to return / to restore / to put back / to turn over / to turn upside down / to overturn / to pay back / to retaliate / to reciprocate / to repeat ... / to do ... back
かえり
kaeri
turning over / flipping over / reply / response / marks indicating the japanese meaning of the texts of chinese classics / lapel
かえる
kaeru
to return / to come back / to go back / to turn over / extremely / completely
かえしうた
kaeshiuta
ode in reply
へんきゅう
henkyuu
return toss
へんきん
henkin
repayment
へんさい
hensai
repayment / reimbursement / refund / redemption
へんじ
henji
reply / answer / response
へんじ
hen ji
reply / answer / response
へんしょ
hensho
reply / response
へんじょう
henjou
give up / relinquish / serve up / let loose
へんしん
henshin
reply
へんそう
hensou
sending back / return to sender
かえりち
kaerichi
return value
へんでん
henden
reply telegram
へんとう
hentou
reply
へんはい
hen hai
offering a cup in return
へんぴん
henpin
returned goods
へんぷ
henpu
return
へんへい
hen hei
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip / dance steps inspired by this ceremony
へんぽう
henpou
requital
へんぽん
henpon
book returned unsold
へんれい
henrei
returning / giving back
へんれい
henrei
returning a present / returning a favor / returning a favour / returning a call / compensation
おかえし
o kaeshi
return gift / return favour / revenge / change
ひきかえし
hiki kaeshi
turning back
おうかえす
ou kaesu
to force back / to jostle
そらへんじ
sora henji
absentminded response
みかえし
mikaeshi
endpaper / end paper / facing / looking back / triumphing over
みかえす
mikaesu
to look back at / to triumph over
みかえり
mikaeri
collateral / reward / compensation / security / quid pro quo
みかえる
mikaeru
to look back
げんかえし
gen kaeshi
replying / reply
げんかえす
gen kaesu
to talk back / to answer back / to retort / to say over / to repeat words / to say repeatedly
おかえし
o kaeshi
return gift / return favour / revenge / change
くちへんとう
kuchi hentou
talking back / retort
しかえし
shikaeshi
being even with / reprisal / tit for tat / retaliation / revenge
わかがえり
wakagaeri
rejuvenation / restoration of youth
わかがえる
wakagaeru
to be rejuvenated / to feel young again
しゅかえし
shu kaeshi
recovery
しゅかえす
shu kaesu
to regain / to recover / to get back
しょうかえり
shou kaeri
inclined plane
ねがえり
negaeri
turning over while sleeping in bed / betrayal / double-crossing
ねがえる
negaeru
to change sides / to double-cross / to betray
なまかえる
nama kaeru
to revive / to come to oneself / to be restored to life
なまへんじ
namahenji
half-hearted reply / vague answer / reluctant answer
せつかえす
setsu kaesu
to slash back / to strike back / to counterattack / to retort / to cut the wheel / to perform a twisting backward knee trip
おりかえし
orikaeshi
by return / without delay / lapel / cuffs / flap / chorus / refrain / repetition / aliasing / shuttle service / back-to-back / btb / wrapping / wrap
おりかえる
ori kaeru
to tell again and again / to repeat / to refrain / to turn up / to turn down
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Example Sentences with 返
私たちはもう終わったわ。指輪をして!

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借りる時の地蔵顔、す時の閻魔顔。



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