Illustration: At the doorway between neighboring apartments, a woman returns a familiar lidded food container to the neighbor who lent it to her filled with homemade food. The container is now washed and holds several carefully wrapped cookies, revealed by its lifted lid.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お返かえし

okaeshi

return gift, returned favor

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれはお返かえしにこれをくれた。

    He gave me this in return.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. お返かえしに彼女かのじょに人形にんぎょうをあげた。

    I gave her a doll in return.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは彼女かのじょの親切しんせつのお返かえしにプレゼントを贈おくった。

    I gave her a present in return for her kindness.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 返

  • 返returnOnヘンKunかえす・かえる

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