返 Kanji – return
The Japanese kanji 返 can mean return, answer, fade, repay.
Meaning and Readings
How is 返 read?
返 has the onyomi reading ヘン and the kunyomi readings かえす, -かえす, かえる, -かえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hen, kaesu, kaeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 返
These common Japanese words contain 返. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お返し（おかえし） — return gift, return favour
- 引き返す（ひきかえす） — to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
- ひっくり返る（ひっくりかえる） — to be overturned, to be reversed, to turn over, to capsize
- 恩返し（おんがえし） — paying back a favour, repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
- 繰り返し（くりかえし） — repetition, repeat, reiteration, iteration, refrain, cycle
- 繰り返す（くりかえす） — to repeat, to do over again
- 見返す（みかえす） — to look (stare) back at (someone)
- 見返り（みかえり） — reward, compensation, repayment, something done or given in return
- 言い返す（いいかえす） — to talk back, to answer back, to retort, to reply, to respond
- 取り返す（とりかえす） — to get back, to regain, to recover, to make up (for), to catch up on