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[かえ()·]
kaeshi
noun

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[かえ()·]
kaeshi

English Meaning(s) for 返し

noun
  1. reversal; return
  2. return gift; return favour (favor)
  3. barb (on a fishing hook)
  4. mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

Definition and Synonyms for 返し

Overturn the act of upsetting something
Synonyms: 転覆, 返し, 返す
Paying Back a reciprocal group action
Synonyms: 返し, 返す, 返済, 返金
Answer a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
Synonyms: レス, アンサー, リプライ, レスポンス, 受け答え, 回章, 回答, 復答, 応え, 応える, 応答, 応酬, 答え, 答える, 答弁, 答弁書, 答申, 返し, 返す, 返事, 返信, 返書, 返答, 返り言
Ebbtide the tide while water is flowing out
Synonyms: 返し, 返す

Meanings for each kanji in 返し

» fade; return; answer; repay

Categories 返し is a member of

Group Action action taken by a group of people
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Statement a message that is stated or declared
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Tide the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
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Upending turning upside down
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