Kanji

還

還

send back, return

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かえる

Common Readings

カン

Example sentences

帰還 きかん
宇宙船 は 無事 に 地球 へ 帰還した 。

The spacecraft returned safely to Earth.

父上 ちちうえ
父上 は 、 戦場 から 無事 に 帰還 されました 。

Father has returned safely from the battlefield.

奪還 だっかん
政府 は 領土 の 奪還 に 成功 した 。

The government succeeded in recapturing the territory.

還る かえる
人 は 死ぬ と 、 土 に 還る と 言われている 。

It is said that when humans die, they return to the earth.

生還 せいかん
兵士 は 戦場 から 奇跡的 に 生還 した 。

The soldier miraculously returned alive from the battlefield.

奇跡的 きせきてき
救助隊 の 懸命 な 捜索 により 、 遭難者 は 奇跡的に 生還 した 。

Thanks to the rescue team's strenuous search, the victim made a miraculous survival.

還元 かんげん
利益 の 一部 を 社会 に 還元 する 。

We will return a portion of the profits to society.

濃縮 のうしゅく
濃縮 果汁 を 還元 した ジュース です 。

This juice is made from concentrated fruit juice.

返還 へんかん
図書館 に 本 を 返還 する

Return the book to the library.

強制送還 きょうせいそうかん
不法入国 が 見つかった 場合 、 強制送還 される 可能性 が ある 。

If illegal entry is discovered, there is a possibility of being deported.

Example Vocabulary

帰還

きかん

return; homecoming; feedback

奪還

だっかん

recapture; recovery; reclaiming

還る

かえる

to return to (original state/place); to go back to

生還

せいかん

return alive; survival

還元

かんげん

return; restoration; reduction (chemistry); giving back

返還

へんかん

return, restitution

還す

かえす

送還

そうかん

召還

しょうかん

強制送還

きょうせいそうかん

forcible deportation; compulsory repatriation

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