返
return, answer, fade, repay
Grade Level
Grade 3
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
返す
かえす
to return (something), to give back
返事
へんじ
reply, answer
振り返る
ふりかえる
to turn around; to look back
繰り返す
くりかえす
to repeat, to do something over and over
返る
かえる
to return, to come back
返答
へんとう
reply, 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
talk back, retort
お返し
おかえし
return gift, reciprocation
思い返す
おもいかえす
to recall, to think back
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