きびす
踵
　
を
かえ
返
　
す

expression, Godan verb

  1. to turn on one's heel, to turn back, to return.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きびす
踵
　
を
かえ
返
　
す
 踵を返す きびすをかえす
くびす
踵
　
を
かえ
返
　
す
 踵を返す くびすをかえす
　
き
　
び
　
す
　
を
かえ
返
　
す
 きびすを返す きびすをかえす
　
く
　
び
　
す
　
を
かえ
返
　
す
 くびすを返す くびすをかえす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heel
かかと　ショウ　くび.す (Kentei 1)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし　た.りる　ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ　おも.い　かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
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)