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返す返す (かえすがえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
adverb
repeatedly ; over and over ; to a tremendous extent
Used to emphasize that something is done many times or to an extreme degree. Often appears in expressions of regret or apology, such as 返す返すも残念です or 返す返すも申し訳ありません.
返かえ す 返がえ す も 残ざん 念ねん な 結けっ 果か に なっ て しまっ た 。
It is extremely regrettable that things turned out this way.
Written forms 返かえ す 返がえ す Usage 46%
Standard kanji spelling; the repetition of 返す emphasizes the iterative meaning.
かえすがえす Usage 50%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji repetition feels heavy.
カエスガエス Usage 4%
Etymology Reduplication of the verb stem 返す (kaesu, 'to return, to repeat'), creating an adverbial form meaning 'again and again' or 'exceedingly'.
