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跳ね返す (はねかえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

跳はね返かえす

は

ね

か

え

す

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

reject; repel; repulse

Used for forcefully turning away an attack, proposal, or unwelcome advance; often implies a strong, active refusal.

敵てきの攻こう撃げきを跳はね返かえした。
We repelled the enemy's attack.
彼かれはその申もうし

出で

を

きっぱり

跳は

ね

返かえ

し

た

。

He flatly rejected the offer.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

bounce back; counterattack; strike back

Physical or metaphorical rebound: a ball bouncing back, or a person/team striking back after being attacked or criticized.

ボールを壁かべに跳はね返かえす。
I bounce the ball off the wall.
相あい手ての批ひ判はんを跳はね返かえして反はん論ろんした。
He counterattacked by rebutting the opponent's criticism.

Written forms

跳はね返かえすUsage34%
Standard kanji spelling for both physical bouncing back and metaphorical repelling/counterattacking.
はね返かえすUsage31%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing when the first kanji is not crucial.
はねかえすUsage26%
撥はね返かえすUsage9%
Rare variant using 撥; mostly seen in older texts or specific contexts.

Kanji

跳hop, leap up, spring
返return, answer, fade
撥brush up, reject, exclude

Similar words

跳はね返かえる
Intransitive counterpart; means 'to bounce back' or 'to rebound' by itself, without a direct object.
拒きょ絶ぜつする
More formal and absolute 'reject'; 跳ね返す implies a more forceful, physical or metaphorical pushback.

Etymology

Compound of 跳ねる (haneru, 'to jump, bounce') + 返す (kaesu, 'to return, send back'). The kanji 跳 suggests a leaping or springing motion, fitting the physical bounce sense.