う
打
　
ち
かえ
返
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to return a punch, to strike back. Sometimes written 撃ち返す.
  2. Baseball term.to hit (the ball) straight back.
  3. to plow up.
  4. to renovate (cotton fabric), to fluff up.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to break and recede (of waves).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
う
打
　
ち
かえ
返
　
す
 打ち返す うちかえす
う
撃
　
ち
かえ
返
　
す
 撃ち返す うちかえす
う
打
　
ち
　
か
　
え
　
す
 打ちかえす うちかえす
　
う
　
ち
かえ
返
　
す
 うち返す うちかえす
うち
打
かえ
返
　
す
 打返す うちかえす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strike, hit, knock
う.つ　ダ　うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
return, answer, fade
かえ.す　ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン　タン　ホン (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)