What does kanji 還 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 還 is send back.

How is kanji 還 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 還 are かえ.る; the onyomi readings are カン.

What is the main radical of kanji 還?

The main radical for kanji 還 is 辵.

What words use kanji 還?

Example words that use kanji 還 include 帰り, 還元, 帰る, 帰す.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

還

Meaning

Kanji 還

send back

send back, return

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かえ.る
Onyomi 音読み: カン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 还 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #910
Strokes: 16
Radical: 辵
Components: 一 • 込 • 口 • 買 • 衣
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 辺 • 込 • 辷 • 巡 • 迅 • 辻 • 辸

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 75 entries that include this kanji.

帰り

かえり

return

還元

かんげん

restoration

帰る

かえる

to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)

帰す

かえす

to send (someone) back

還付

かんぷ

return

還暦

かんれき

kanreki

還流

かんりゅう

return current

下向

げこう

coming down from a high place to a low place

環流

かんりゅう

circulation

還啓

かんけい

return to the palace (usu. of the empress, crown prince, etc.)

還元炎

かんげんえん

reducing flame

還元酵素

かんげんこうそ

reductase

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

借りた本は明日還します。

I will return the book I borrowed tomorrow.

彼は無事に故郷へ還った。

He returned safely to his hometown.

店に不良品を還してください。

Please return the defective item to the store.

旅のあと、彼女は日常へ還った。

After the trip, she returned to everyday life.

その荷物は差出人に還された。

The package was sent back to the sender.