単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#881 most used

返す

かえす1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to return (something)

ITS KANJI

返returnread かえ here33 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

I'll give you back the money tomorrow.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

She took the book back to the library.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to return (something); to restore; to put back

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn

godan verb · transitive

3

to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate

godan verb · transitive

4

to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back

godan verb · transitive

5

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

auxiliary verb · godan verb

6

to do again; to do repeatedly

auxiliary verb · godan verb

SOUNDS THE SAME

孵すto hatch; to incubateかえす · not in tangoya
帰すto send (someone) back; to send (someone) homeかえす

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#881 most used

Written返す、反す

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium