godan verb (-su), transitive verb
kick back; return a kick
To kick something back in the direction it came from, often in response to being kicked or as a defensive action.
相手が蹴ってきたボールを蹴返した。
I kicked back the ball that my opponent kicked at me.
彼は石を蹴返して遊んでいた。
He was playing by kicking stones back.