Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 返る(かえる) in Japanese

返る, 反る
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かえる
Romaji
kaeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to return; to come back; to go back
    Example sentence
    汚い行為の報いは必ず自分に返ってくる。 What goes around comes around.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to turn over
    Example sentence
    今片思いの人がいるのですが、 片思いの人は今忙しくて、メールが返ってきません。 There's someone I'm in (unrequited) love with, but that person is busy now and I don't get replies to my emails.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Godan verb with `ru' ending
    Meaning
    (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely
    Example sentence
    元気な声がそのまま返ってくる。杞憂だったかな・・・。 Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...

Examples of 返る, 反る, かえる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
返る
Plain Polite
返ります
Negative
返らない
Negative Polite
返りません

Past

Plain
返った
Plain Polite
返りました
Negative
返らなかった
Negative Polite
返りませんでした

Te

Plain
返って
Plain Polite
返りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
返られる
Plain Polite
返られます
Negative
返られない
Negative Polite
返られません
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Kanji in this word

返 JLPT 3

7 strokes

return, answer, fade, repay

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: かえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る

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反 JLPT 3

4 strokes

anti-

On'Yomi: ハン, ホン, タン, ホ

Kun'Yomi: そ.る, そ.らす, かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る

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