返: Return; Answer; FadeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (ヘン)

• 返還へんかんreturn; restoration
• 返済へんさいrepayment; reimbursement
• 返事へんじreply; answer
• 返上へんじょうgive up; relinquish
• 返信へんしんreply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
• 返答へんとうreply; answer
• 二つ返事ふたつへんじimmediate reply; quick answer
• 返却へんきゃくreturn of something; repayment
• 返書へんしょreply (to a letter); response
• 返礼へんれいreturn present; return gift
• 返納へんのうreturning (to the authorities); restoring

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 繰り返しくりかえしrepetition; repeat
• 見返りみかえりreward; compensation
• 巻き返しまきかえしrally; recovery
• 繰り返すくりかえすto repeat; to do something over again
• 振り返るふりかえるto turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder
• 若返りわかがえりrejuvenation; restoration of youth
• お返しおかえしreturn gift; return favour (favor)
• 恩返しおんがえしrequital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
• 裏返しうらがえしinside out; upside down
• 返すかえすto return (something); to restore
• 返り咲きかえりざきcomeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement
• ひっくり返るひっくりかえるto be overturned; to be reversed
• 仕返ししかえしpayback; tit for tat
• 切り返しきりかえしrailway switchback
• 切り返すきりかえすto slash back
• 取り返しとりかえしrecovery; undoing
• 取り返すとりかえすto get back; to regain
• 吹き返すふきかえすto blow in the opposite direction; to revive
• 宙返りちゅうがえりsomersault; looping-the-loop
• 寝返りねがえりturning over while sleeping in bed
• 寝返るねがえるto change sides; to double-cross
• 引き返すひきかえすto turn back; to go back
• 引っ繰り返るひっくりかえるto be overturned; to be reversed
• 思い返すおもいかえすto re-think; to think back upon
• 打ち返すうちかえすto return a blow repeat; to turn back
• 折り返しおりかえしby return; (call or write back) without delay
• 折り返し点おりかえしてんturning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race)
• 折り返し運転おりかえしうんてんshuttling back and forth; shuttle service
• 折り返すおりかえすto turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page)
• 掘り返すほりかえすto dig up; to turn up
• 沸き返るわきかえるto boil up; to seethe
• 照り返してりかえしreflection; reflected light
• 生き返るいきかえるto revive; to come to oneself
• 盛り返すもりかえすto rally; to make a comeback
• 立ち返るたちかえるto come back (to); to return to a starting point
• 聞き返すききかえすto listen repeatedly; to listen again
• 若返るわかがえるto be rejuvenated; to feel young again
• 蒸し返すむしかえすto reheat; to steam over
• 裏返すうらがえすto turn inside out; to turn the other way
• 見返しみかえしendpaper (of a book); end-paper
• 見返すみかえすto look (stare) back at (somebody)
• 言い返すいいかえすto talk back; to answer back
• 読み返すよみかえすto reread; to read again
• 跳ね返るはねかえるto rebound; to recoil
• 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
• 返るかえるto return; to come back

Other readings

• 引返すひきかえすto turn back; to go back
• 生返るいきかえるto revive; to come to oneself
• 返品へんぴんreturned goods; returning purchased goods

Showing the 60 most common of 380 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 返

• 繰
• 信
• 折
• 見
• 引
• 事
• 取
• 煮
• 裏
• 答
• 言
• 点