返
返 - 1. to return; to give back; to restore E.g.: 返還 (return), 返済 (repayment) 2. a counter for the number of times E.g.: 三返 (three times)
返 (かえ.す -かえ.す かえ.る -かえ.る) — to return; to give back; to restore<br>E. a counter for the number of times<br>E.
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Kunyomi
かえ.す;-かえ.す;かえ.る;-かえ.る
Onyomi
ヘン
Strokes
7
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#685/2500
Composition
反 ⻌
Meaning
- to return; to give back; to restore
E. a counter for the number of times
E.
Tip
- へんな本ほんをかえしました。I…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
かえ.す
かえ.る
Onyomi
Example
後
ろを
振
り
返
るな
。
Don't look back.
パン
の
皮
にむせ
返
る
骸骨
。
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.
ビール
を
飲
むと
生
き
返
るね
。
Drinking beer makes me refreshed.
のろいはのろい
主
に
返
る
。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
のろいはのろい
主
に
返
る
。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
老人
は
過度
に
昔
を
振
り
返
る
。
Old people look back on the past too much.
私
はしばしば
若
い
時
を
振
り
返
る
。
I often look back at my younger years.
返事
のないものも
返事
。
No answer is also an answer.
返品
お
断
り
。
No merchandise can be returned.
返事
に
困
っている
?
Can't think of an answer?
返金
して
欲
しい
。
I want a refund.
返事
ぐらいしろよ
。
The least you could do is to answer me.
