返 — ban

Parts that make up 返

How 返 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 返 as a ideographic compound involving 辵, 反.

Korean example words with 返

• 반송返送 Korean gloss: 도로 돌려보냄
• 반제返濟 Korean gloss: 빌렸던 돈을 모두 다 갚음
• 반신返信 Korean gloss: 회답하는 편지나 전보 따위의 통신
• 반독하다返讀 Korean gloss: 되풀이하여 읽다
• 반납하다返納 Korean gloss: 도로 바치다. 또는 도로 돌려주다
• 반려하다返戾 Korean gloss: 빌리거나 차지했던 것을 되돌려 주다
• 반품되다返品 Korean gloss: 일단 사들여진 물품이 되돌려 보내지다
• 반환되다返還 Korean gloss: 빌려 오거나 차지가 됐던 것이 되돌아가다
• 반배하다返杯 Korean gloss: 받은 잔의 술을 마시고 준 사람에게 술잔을 권하다
• 반납소返納所 Korean gloss: 빌려 쓴 물품을 돌려주는 곳
• 반송물返送物 Korean gloss: 도로 돌려보내거나 돌아온 물건
• 반납처返納處 Korean gloss: 도로 바치거나 도로 돌려주는 곳

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 返

• 返還へんかん return; restoration
• 返済へんさい repayment; reimbursement; refund
• 返事へんじ reply; answer; response
• 見返りみかえり reward; compensation; repayment
• 繰り返しくりかえし repetition; repeat; reiteration
• 繰り返すくりかえす to repeat; to do over again
• 巻き返しまきかえし rally; recovery; comeback
• 振り返るふりかえる to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around
• 返上へんじょう return; giving back; giving up
• 若返りわかがえり rejuvenation; restoration of youth
• 返信へんしん reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
• お返しおかえし return gift; return favour; revenge

Characters sharing the phonetic 反

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “반”

Other hanja with radical 辵