The kanji 返: meaning, readings and stroke order

返

Meaning: give back, return
On reading: ヘン hen
Kun reading: かえ（す） kaesu、かえ（る） kaeru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: trả lại (phản)
Japanese: かえす。もとにもどす。
Korean: 돌려주다 (반)
Chinese: 还、归还

Readings, words and example sentences

ヘン hen · on reading

返へん事じ
answer, reply
大きな声で 返へん事じをします。
I answer in a loud voice.

かえ（す） kaesu · kun reading

返かえす
to give back
図書室に本を 返かえします。
I take the book back to the school library.

かえ（る） kaeru · kun reading · less common

返かえる
to come back
投げたボールが 返かえって きました。
The ball I threw came back.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.