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返 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」

道
8Elementary year 3 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
On
ヘンへん · hen
Kun
かえ(す)・かえ(る)kae(su) · kae(ru)
Meaning
return, give back

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⻌ (road, to go) + 反 (sound; opposite) — to go back along the road: to return or give back.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヘンへんhen返却へんきゃく返事へんじ返礼へんれい
Kunかえすkaesu返すかえす仕返ししかえし

Compare: 帰す

Kunかえるkaeru返るかえる寝返りねがえり

Compare: 帰る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 返事へんじ

    reply, answer

  • 返品へんぴん

    returned goods

More words with this kanji

  • 恩返しおんがえし
  • 宙返りちゅうがえり
  • 返済へんさい
  • 繰り返すくりかえす
  • 返却へんきゃく
  • 返戻へんれい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

本(ほん)を 図書(としょ)館(かん)に 返(かえ)します。

I return the book to the library.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

返事返品返事thing品goods送send追chase速fast進advanc…遊to pla…片one si…辺area扮dress…変change扁flat
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Compound

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