Mikaesu

見返す (Mikaesu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to look (stare) back at (someone), to look at again, to re-examine, to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto look (stare) back at (someone)
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto look at again; to re-examine
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back
  4. godan verb, intransitive verbto look back (behind oneself)

Examples

  • I stared back at her in surprise.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 見返す

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