send back, return
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かえ.る
About this kanji
The kanji 「還」 primarily means "to return" or "to send back." It can be used both as a verb and in various noun forms. When used as a part of compounds, it conveys ideas of returning or restoration. For example, 還元 (かんげん) means "restoration," often used in contexts like returning something to its original state. 帰還 (きかん) means "return home," typically used in stories about coming back after a journey. Another compound, 返還 (へんかん), means "returning items." This kanji is often seen in formal contexts, so don't hesitate to use it when discussing things that need to be returned or restored.
Example sentences
彼は故郷に還る時を心待ちにしている。
He is looking forward to returning to his hometown.
Meanings across languages
- English
- send back, return
- Tiếng Việt
- trở lại, trả lại
- 日本語
- 還す, 返す
- 한국어
- 반환하다, 돌려주다
- 中文
- 返回, 归还
- id
- mengembalikan
- th
- ส่งกลับ
- es
- devolver
- fr
- renvoyer
- de
- zurückschicken
- pt
- devolver
Common compounds
- 還元かんげんrestoration, return, reduction
- 帰還きかんreturn (home), repatriation, feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
- 償還しょうかんrepayment, redemption, amortization
- 返還へんかんreturn, restoration
- 還流かんりゅうreturn current, reflux, back flow
- 還暦かんれきkanreki, one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
- 送還そうかんsending home, repatriation, deportation
- 奪還だっかんrecapture, retaking, recovery
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