Word Meaning 返し

かえし kaeshi

返し is read as かえし (kaeshi) and means barb (on a fishing hook).

Meaning

English

  1. barb (on a fishing hook)
  2. mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
  3. return gift
  4. return favour (favor)
  5. reversal
  6. return

Reading

Kana

かえし

Romaji

kaeshi

Writing Variants

  • 反し かえし kaeshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 124308 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.

かれはともだちにおかねをかえした。

He paid the money back to his friend.

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.

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!

Give me back my hat.

Give me back my pants.

Tit for tat.

Did you return Tom's book?

Can I have it back?