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返る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 返る.
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Entry
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
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