なま
生
へん
返
じ
事

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. half-hearted reply, vague answer, reluctant answer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なま
生
へん
返
じ
事
 生返事 なまへんじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
return, answer, fade
かえ.す　ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン　タン　そり (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 (8th, N1)
matter, thing, fact
ジ　こと　ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)