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    3. しっぺ返し

    しっぺ返し

    し​っ​ぺ​返がえし​

    returning tit for tat

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    竹箆返し竹篦返し

    しっぺがえししっぺいがえし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    returning tit for tat, retaliating

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    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
    し
    shi
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    ぺ
    pe
    Kana
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