恩返し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: 6
かえ > がえ
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Noun

(おん)(がえ) (ongaeshi

  1. requital of a favor
    • 1937, 久生十蘭, 魔都:
      ……ねえ、あたし、ご恩返(おんがえ)のつもりでいうんですから、どうかそう(おも)ってちょうだい。
      ……Nē, atashi, go-ongaeshi no tsumori de iu n desu kara, dō ka sō omotte chōdai.
      ... So, I want you to think of this as a token of my gratitude.

Verb

(おん)(がえ)する (ongaeshi surusuru (stem (おん)(がえ) (ongaeshi shi), past (おん)(がえ)した (ongaeshi shita))

  1. return a favor, repay a kindness

Conjugation