What does kanji 返 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 返 is return.

How is kanji 返 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 返 are かえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る; the onyomi readings are ヘン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 返?

Kanji 返 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 返?

The main radical for kanji 返 is 辵.

What words use kanji 返?

Example words that use kanji 返 include 返還, 返済, 返辞, 返上.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

返

Meaning

Kanji 返

return

return, answer, fade, repay

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る
Onyomi 音読み: ヘン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #685
Strokes: 7
Radical: 辵
Components: 厂 • 又 • 込
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 阪 • 坂 • 仮 • 近 • 迎 • 反 • 辺

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Showing 28 common entries

Showing 28 of 279 entries that include this kanji.

返還

へんかん

return

返済

へんさい

repayment

返辞

へんじ

返上

へんじょう

return

返信

へんしん

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter)

返答

へんとう

返却

へんきゃく

return of something

返品

へんぴん

returned goods

返金

へんきん

refund

返送

へんそう

sending back

返咲き

かえりざき

comeback (e.g. in business)

返り点

かえりてん

marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

借りた本は明日返します。

I will return the book I borrowed tomorrow.

その質問には後で返事します。

I will answer that question later.

夕方になると熱が返ってきた。

By evening, the fever came back.

彼は友だちにお金を返した。

He paid the money back to his friend.

返事が遅くなってごめん。

Sorry my reply was late.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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