Illustration: Inside a Japanese apartment entrance, a resident has barely lowered their smartphone and begun slipping it into a bag when it vibrates with a returning call. Its screen shows only a familiar portrait and a handset icon.

JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

折おり返かえし

orikaeshi

promptly in reply

Often used when promising to call someone back. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 折おり返かえし電話でんわします。

    Let me call you back.

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  2. 折おり返かえし電話でんわするよう伝つたえます。

    I’ll tell him to call you back.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. どうして折おり返かえし電話でんわしてくれなかったの？

    Why didn’t you call me back?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 折返

  • 折fold; breakOnセツ・シャクKunおる・おり・おり
  • 返returnOnヘンKunかえす・かえる

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