返 — return, answer, fade
かえす
返
return
かえす
U+8FD4
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #685
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #782
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- return
- answer
- fade
- repay
Readings
- On'yomi
- へん hen
- Kun'yomi
- かえ kae
word
かえ ・がえ kae Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
返
す
kaesu
to return
返
る
kaeru
to return
読
み
返
す
yomikaesu
to reread
お
返
し
okaeshi
return gift
ひ
っ
く
り
返
す
hikkurikaesu
to turn over
見
返
り
mikaeri
return
引
き
返
す
hikikaesu
to turn back
思
い
返
す
omoikaesu
to reconsider
返
し
kaeshi
returning
ひ
っ
く
り
返
る
hikkurikaeru
to be overturned
取
り
返
す
torikaesu
to get back
生
き
返
る
ikikaeru
to revive
生
返
る
ikikaeru
to revive
言
い
返
す
iikaesu
to talk back
折
り
返
し
orikaeshi
by return
折
り
返
す
orikaesu
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.)
恩
返
し
ongaeshi
paying back a favour
若
返
り
wakagaeri
rejuvenation
裏
返
し
uragaeshi
inside out
裏
返
す
uragaesu
to turn inside out
寝
返
り
negaeri
turning over in bed
寝
返
る
negaeru
to change sides
へん hen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
37 wordsEach dot is a word containing 返: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 17 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.