返事

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
返辞

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sinicization of (かえ)(ごと) (kaerigoto), from Old Japanese (かへ)(ごと) (kaferigoto, reply, response).

Pronunciation

Noun

(へん)() (henji

  1. reply, response
  2. answer

Synonyms

Verb

(へん)()する (henji surusuru (stem (へん)() (henji shi), past (へん)()した (henji shita))

  1. to reply, respond
  2. give an answer

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN