Illustration: At a railway lost-property counter, an attendant carefully hands a violin across to its relieved owner. The owner has brought the instrument's empty fitted case, held open on the counter; its distinctive outline and worn interior match the violin exactly.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

返へん還かん

henkan

return, restoration

Often used for territory, property, or rights. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 演習場えんしゅうじょうが返還へんかんされたのは1959年ねんである。

    In 1959, the maneuver range was returned to Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 美保飛行場みほひこうじょうは、米軍べいぐんの駐留ちゅうりゅうの後のち、昭和しょうわ33年ねんに返還へんかんされた。

    The Miho Airport was returned in 1958 after the stationing of the United States Forces.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 返還へんかんされたおしぼりは幾度いくどもの洗濯せんたくを経へて再ふたたび貸かし出だしに供きょうされる。

    Collected oshibori are washed and cleaned many times before being leased to users again.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 返還

  • 返returnOnヘンKunかえす・かえる
  • 還send back; returnOnカンKunかえる

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