Word details
返す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 返す.
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Entry
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
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