All JLPT kanji
返
Stroke order
Meaningreturn, answer, fade, repay
On'yomiヘン
Kun'yomiかえす, -かえす, かえる, -かえる

Words with 返

WordJLPTMeaning
返すN5かえすto return something
返事N4へんじreply, answer
繰り返すN3くりかえすto repeat, to do something over again
引き返すN2ひきかえすto turn back, to go back, reverse
裏返すN2うらがえすto turn inside out, to turn (something) over
引っ繰り返るN2ひっくりかえるto be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed
引っ繰り返すN2ひっくりかえすto turn over, to overturn, to knock over
返還N1へんかんreturn, restoration
返済N1へんさいrepayment
返答N1へんとうreply

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