Word Meaning 返る

かえる kaeru

返る is read as かえる (kaeru) and means to turn over.

Meaning

English

to turn over
to become extremely
to become completely
to return
to come back
to go back

Reading

Kana

かえる

Romaji

kaeru

Writing Variants

反るかえる kaeru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 929 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

返す

かえす

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

返事

へんじ

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

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)

返礼

へんれい

retaliation