Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto return (something); to restore; to put backesp. 返す
2. godan verb, transitive verbto turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
3. godan verb, transitive verbto pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocateesp. 返す
4. godan verb, transitive verbto respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
5. auxiliary verb, godan verbto do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)after the -masu stem of a verb
6. auxiliary verb, godan verbto do again; to do repeatedlyafter the -masu stem of a verb

Examples

• 彼は私を殴り返した。

  He hit me back.

• 図書館に本を返した。

  She took the book back to the library.

• 彼は銀行に借金を返した。

  He paid his loan back to the bank.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 返す

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