Word Meaning 言い返す

いいかえす iikaesu

言い返す is read as いいかえす (iikaesu) and means to say over.

Meaning

English

to say over
to repeat (what one has said)
to talk back
to answer back
to retort
to reply
to respond

Reading

Kana

いいかえす

Romaji

iikaesu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7576 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言葉を返す

ことばをかえす

to talk back

言い返し

いいかえし

replying

返り言

かえりごと

message that a messenger brings back home

言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave (something) unsaid

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言葉

ことば

language

言論

げんろん

(one's) speech

言い回し

いいまわし

expression

言い過ぎる

いいすぎる

to talk or say too much

言い渡し

いいわたし

sentence

Example Sentences

彼女に言い返すのは筋違いだ。

It's wrong of you to talk back to her.