返
返

return, answer, fade, repay

6 strokesFrequency 685JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヘン

Kun

かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る

Dictionary

Common Words

返す反すかえすGodan verbFreq #562
1

Transitive verb; Esp. 返す

to return (something); to restore; to put back

Examples
お金は明日返すよ。
I'll give you back the money tomorrow.
2

Transitive verb

to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn

3

Transitive verb; Esp. 返す

to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate

Examples
お前は恩を仇で返したな。
You bit the hand that fed you.
4

Transitive verb

to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back

5

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)

6

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do again; to do repeatedly

返事返辞へんじNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #726
1

reply; answer; response

Examples
すぐ返事をしてもらいたいと思っています。
I hope you will answer me soon.
繰り返すくりかえすIntransitiveTransitiveGodan verbFreq #827
1

to repeat; to do over again

Examples
「いいえ」とイギリス人は繰り返しました。
"No," repeated the Englishman.
振り返るふりかえるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1359
1

Intransitive verb

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back

Examples
彼は振り返って私に微笑みかけた。
He looked back and smiled at me.
2

to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

Examples
今までの人生を振り返って考えてみた後、私は目標を変える必要があると判断した。
After reflecting on my life up to now, I decided that I needed to change my goals.
返る反るかえるGodan verbFreq #2228
1

Intransitive verb; Esp. 返る

to return; to come back; to go back

Examples
のろいはのろい主に返る。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
2

Intransitive verb

to turn over

3

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る

to become extremely; to become completely

返答へんとうNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #3361
1

reply; answer

Examples
彼の返答は拒絶も同然だ。
His answer amounts to a refusal.
我に返るわれにかえるExpressionGodan verbFreq #4105
1

to come to one's senses

Examples
そのとき彼は我に返った。
Then he came to his senses.
2

to calm down

言い返す言返すいいかえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4340
1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to reply; to respond

Examples
ベスは言い返しましたが、お母さんは彼女にものすごく太りすぎていると注意しました。
Beth protested, but her mother reminded her that she was incredibly fat.
2

to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

お返し御返しおかえしNoun～する VerbFreq #4363
1

Transitive verb

return gift; return favour

Examples
お返しに微積分のノートを貸してあげるわ。
I'll pay you back with my calculus notes.
2

revenge

Examples
いつか私を軽蔑したことに対して、彼にお返しをしてやろう。
Someday I will repay him for looking down on me.
3

change (in a cash transaction)

思い返すおもいかえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4567
1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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