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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

見み返かえり

mikaeri

something received in return

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは何なにの見返みかえりも求もとめないで、昔むかしの友人ゆうじんの娘むすめさんに全財産ぜんざいさんを譲ゆずった。

    He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend’s daughter, and expected nothing in return.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その際さい、大名だいみょうたちの歓心かんしんを得えるために、布教ふきょうの見返みかえりに南蛮貿易なんばんぼうえきや武器ぶきの援助えんじょなどを提示ていじした者ものもいる。

    To win the daimyo’s favor, some offered trade with Europeans and assistance with weapons in exchange for the opportunity to spread their religion.

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

  3. しかしこの戦たたかいで日本側にっぽんがわが物質的ぶっしつてきに得えたものは無なく、見返みかえりとしての恩賞おんしょうは御家人ごけにんたちの満足まんぞくのいくものではなかった。

    However, Japan gained nothing material from this war, and the rewards offered in return did not satisfy the shogun’s retainers.

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

Kanji in 見返

  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる
  • 返returnOnヘンKunかえす・かえる

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