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    3. お返し

    お返し

    お​返かえし​

    return gift

    KMT7News #18+1Daily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    御返し

    おかえし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    return gift, return favour

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    2.
    revenge
    3.
    change (in a cash transaction)

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    プレゼントのお返かえしに、お菓か子しをあげました。

    I gave sweets as a return gift for the present.

    KMT3Daily LifeFood & Dining
    バレンタインデーには、もらったチョコレートのお返かえしをします。

    On Valentine's Day, I give return gifts for the chocolates I received.

    KMT5Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    レジで1000円せんえ札んさつを出だしたら、お返かえしが200円にひゃくえんでした。

    When I paid with a 1000 yen bill at the register, the change was 200 yen.

    KMT6Daily Life
    彼かれは親しん切せつにしてくれたお返かえしに、食しょく事じをご馳ち走そうしてくれた。

    In return for his kindness, he treated me to a meal.

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かの女じょは、彼かれが自じ分ぶんにしたひどい仕し打うちのお返かえしをしようと心こころに決きめていた。

    She was determined to get revenge for the terrible treatment he had given her.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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