Word Meaning

へん hen

返 is read as へん (hen) and means number of times.

Meaning

English

  1. number of times
  2. reply
  3. answer

Reading

Kana

へん

Romaji

hen

Writing Variants

  • へん hen

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 123835 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

返す

かえす

to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)

返る

かえる

to turn over

返事

へんじ

reply

返済

へんさい

repayment

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

reply

返品

へんぴん

returned goods

返金

へんきん

refund

返送

へんそう

sending back

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

返書

へんしょ

reply (to a letter)

Example Sentences

10

かりたほんはあしたかえします。

I will return the book I borrowed tomorrow.

そのしつもんにはあとでへんじします。

I will answer that question later.

ゆうがたになるとねつがかえってきた。

By evening, the fever came back.

かれはともだちにおかねをかえした。

He paid the money back to his friend.

へんじがおそくなってごめん。

Sorry my reply was late.

つよいあめであしあとはすぐにかえった。

The heavy rain made the footprints fade quickly.

めーるはそのひのうちにかえしてください。

Please reply to the email the same day.

しょうがくきんはそつぎょうごにすこしずつかえす。

The scholarship money is repaid little by little after graduation.

かのじょはわたしのあいさつにえがおでかえした。

She responded to my greeting with a smile.

Give it back to me!