返かえる

かえる kaeru

to return
to come back
to go back

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

返回；回来

Examples

Furigana

のろいはのろい主ぬしに返かえる。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
诅咒会反噬施咒者。
Tatoeba #198548
洗せん濯たく物ものはもう洗せん濯たく屋やから返かえってきてますか。
Has the wash come back yet?
洗的衣物已经从洗衣店送回来了吗？
Tatoeba #141205

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3bd1fc1cbb'); // 返る

{
  "id": "3bd1fc1cbb",
  "word": "返る",
  "reading": "かえる",
  "romaji": "kaeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to return",
    "to come back",
    "to go back"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1512150,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "のろいはのろい主に返る。",
      "furigana": "のろいはのろい{主|ぬし}に{返|かえ}る。",
      "en": "Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.",
      "tatoeba_id": 198548
    },
    {
      "ja": "洗濯物はもう洗濯屋から返ってきてますか。",
      "furigana": "{洗濯物|せんたくもの}はもう{洗濯屋|せんたくや}から{返|かえ}ってきてますか。",
      "en": "Has the wash come back yet?",
      "tatoeba_id": 141205
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "20938d2687459e7ec40061a25865847f240be7bbdb1dd95612d3d69a61e8f711",
    "meanings": [
      "返回",
      "回来"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "のろいはのろい主に返る。",
        "zh": "诅咒会反噬施咒者。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "洗濯物はもう洗濯屋から返ってきてますか。",
        "zh": "洗的衣物已经从洗衣店送回来了吗？"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/3bd1fc1cbb",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1512150; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "e373462efdb4318a6aabe70d124810d507a097e6791e80575687db19ffaab823",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}