かへる

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entries.
【反かえる】
come back
【返かえる】
to return, go back
to reverse, turn over
to move in the opposite direction
to interchange front and back
to change color, fade
(of a year) to renew
(by extension) to start over
suffixed to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb:
to completely
to over and over or repeatedly
【帰かえる】
to go home, return
to leave, walk away
(baseball) to get to home plate
Alternative spelling
還る
【孵かえる】
hatch (emerge from an egg)
(This term, かへる, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entries.
【変かえる】
to change, to make different
to move or shift to a different time or place
【代かえる】
substitute, use in place of, replace with, replace something with another
【換かえる】
exchange, change for
【替かえる】
substitute, replace
(This term, かへる, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entry.
【蛙かえる】H
a frog (amphibious animal)
Alternative spellings
蝦, カエル
(This term, かへる, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Old Japanese

Verb

かへる (kape1ru)

  1. 反る, 返る: to turn backwards, to flip or turn so the back side is facing forwards; to turn upside-down; to fall over on a side; to turn over
  2. 反る: to change in shape or quality
  3. 返る: to start again, to renew (generally in reference to the new year)
  4. 歸る: to arrive back home; to leave in order to go home
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