還 Kanji – send back
The Japanese kanji 還 can mean send back, return.
Meaning and Readings
How is 還 read?
還 has the onyomi reading カン and the kunyomi reading かえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan, kaeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 還
These common Japanese words contain 還. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 還元（かんげん） — restoration, return
- 還流（かんりゅう） — return current, convection, reflux
- 還暦（かんれき） — kanreki, one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
- 帰還（きかん） — return (home), repatriation
- 償還（しょうかん） — repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation
- 送還（そうかん） — sending home, repatriation, deportation
- 奪還（だっかん） — recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
- 返還（へんかん） — return, restoration
- 還付（かんぷ） — return, restoration, refund, (duty) drawback
- 生還（せいかん） — returning alive, surviving