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弾き返す (はじきかえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弾はじき返かえす

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su)

reject; repel; flick back

Used for physically flicking something back or metaphorically rejecting an advance, proposal, or attack. Often implies a sharp, spring-like motion.

彼かれは相あい手ての申もうし出でをきっぱりと弾はじき返かえした。
He flatly rejected the other party's offer.
ピッチャーは

打だ

球きゅう

を

素す

手で

で

弾はじ

き

返かえ

し

た

。

The pitcher flicked the batted ball back with his bare hand.

Written forms

弾はじき返かえすUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling.
はじきかえすUsage3%
はじき返かえす
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in informal writing.

Kanji

弾bullet, twang, flip
返return, answer, fade

Similar words

跳はね返かえす
跳ね返す also means to repel or bounce back, but often implies a stronger, more forceful rebound, while 弾き返す suggests a lighter, flicking motion.
拒きょ絶ぜつする
拒絶する is a more formal and general term for refusal or rejection, without the physical flicking nuance of 弾き返す.

Etymology

Compound of 弾く (はじく, 'to flick') and 返す (かえす, 'to return'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'to flick back' or 'to repel'.