返
かえ.す
kaesu
JLPT N37 strokesKanjiLevel 45 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

返 is the kanji for "Fade / Repay / Return". A common reading is かえ.す (kaesu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Fade / Repay / Return

Also : Fade · Repay · Return · Answer

Readings

kunかえ.す/ kaesukunかえ.る/ kaeruonへん/ hen

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 返 represents 'RETURN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of return.

Reading ·

On-reading: へん — remember this sound by associating it with return. Kun-reading: かえ.す.

Example Sentences

借りたものを返しました。

かりたものをかえしました。

I returned what I borrowed.

メールに返信しました。

めーるにへんしんしました。

I replied to the email.

Vocabulary using 返

裏返す
uragaesu
to turn inside out
引き返す
hikikaesu
reverse · to return · to go back
裏返し
uragaeshi
reverse · upside down
折り返す
orikaesu
to turn back
宙返り
chuugaeri
somersault
照り返す
terikaesu
to reflect
振り返る
furikaeru
to turn one's head
返還
henkan
return

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