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返す
Godan verb, transitive verb
- to return (something), to restore, to put back.
Esp. 返す. - to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn.
- to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate.
Esp. 返す.
suffix, Godan verb
- to repeat ..., to do ... back.
After the -masu stem of a verb.
Variations
Pronunciation |
Kanji |
Kana |
Is Common |
返す
|
返す
|
かえす
|
✔
|
反す
|
反す
|
かえす
|
✔
|
Contained Kanji Breakdown
返
return, answer, fade
(3rd)
- 反 anti-(3rd)
- 厂 wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
- 又 or again, furthermore, on the other hand (Jr. High)
- ⻌ walk, walking, road radical (no. 162)