A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 7 strokes

Return ; Answer ; Fade ; Repay

Readings on: ヘン
Kun readings: かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る

返すかえす — render

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 返事へんじ — answer Word card → Source
• 返信へんしん — answer Source
• 返辞へんじ — answer Source
• 返済へんさい — reimbursement Source
• 返却へんきゃく — return (from a loan) Source
• 返還へんかん — return; retro-disposal Source