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    3. 返礼

    返礼

    返へん礼れい

    return present

    KMT10News #37+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    へんれい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    return present, return gift, something done in return (as way of thanks)
    2.
    retaliation, revenge

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    お礼れいの返はん礼れいを送おくった。

    I sent a return gift as a thank you.

    KMT8Daily Life
    日に本ほんの文ぶん化かでは、贈おくり物ものをもらったら返はん礼れいをするのが礼れい儀ぎとされている。

    In Japanese culture, it is considered polite to give a return gift when you receive one.

    KMT9Culture & Traditions
    彼かれは親しん切せつな行こう為いに対たいする返はん礼れいとして、手て作づくりの品ひんを贈おくった。

    As a return for the kind act, he gave a handmade item.

    KMT10Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    政せい治じの世せ界かいでは、返はん礼れいを期き待たいして便べん宜ぎを図はかる行こう為いが問もん題だい視しされることがある。

    In the political world, acts of providing favors in expectation of a return are sometimes seen as problematic.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    お中ちゅう元げんやお歳せい暮ぼには、適てき切せつな時じ期きに返はん礼れいを贈おくるのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

    It is common practice to send a return gift at the appropriate time for O-chugen and O-seibo.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    礼
    salute・bow・ceremony・thanks・remuneration
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