Kanji

返

返

return, answer, fade, repay

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かえす, -かえす, かえる, -かえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

のぶ

Common Readings

ヘン, かえ…す, かえ…る

Example sentences

返す かえす
友達に借りた本を返す。

I will return the book I borrowed from my friend.

すかさず すかさず
彼は質問に対し、すかさず答えを返した。

He answered the question without a moment's delay.

返事 へんじ
彼は私の質問にすぐに返事をした。

He replied to my question immediately.

困る こまる
返事に困る。

To be at a loss for a reply.

振り返る ふりかえる
時々立ち止まって、これまでの人生を振り返ってみる。

Sometimes I stop and look back on my life so far.

過去 かこ
過去の失敗を振り返ります。

Looking back on past failures.

繰り返す くりかえす
彼は同じ間違いを何度も繰り返している。

He keeps repeating the same mistake over and over.

そのよう そのよう
そのような間違いは二度と繰り返さない。

I will never repeat such a mistake again.

返る かえる
彼はしばらくして、ようやく我に返った。

After a while, he finally came to his senses.

百倍 ひゃくばい
努力すれば結果は百倍になって返ってくる。

If you work hard, the results will come back a hundredfold.

Example Vocabulary

返す

かえす

to return (something); to give back

返事

へんじ

reply; answer; response

振り返る

ふりかえる

to look back; to reflect

繰り返す

くりかえす

to repeat; to do again

返る

かえる

to return; to come back; to be restored

返答

へんとう

reply; answer; response

我に返る

われにかえる

to come to one's senses; to regain consciousness

言い返す

いいかえす

to talk back; to retort; to answer back; to repeat

お返し

おかえし

to return (a favor, gift, etc.); repayment; return gift

思い返す

おもいかえす

to recall; to look back on; to rethink

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