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返納 (へんのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

返へん納のう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

return; restore

Formal term for returning something to an authority or its original owner, often used for official items like documents, licenses, or public funds.

運うん転てん免めん許きょ証しょうを返へん納のうする高こう齢れい者しゃが増ふえている。
An increasing number of elderly people are returning their driver's licenses.

不ふ正せいに受じゅ給きゅうした給きゅう付ふ金きんの返へん納のうを求もとめられた。

They were ordered to return the benefits they had received fraudulently.

Kanji

返return, answer, fade
納settlement, obtain, reap

Similar words

返へん却きゃく
返却 is a general term for returning borrowed items like books or rental goods, while 返納 implies returning something to an authority or its rightful owner, often with a formal or official nuance.
返へん還かん
返還 is used for returning territory, rights, or large-scale assets, often in diplomatic or legal contexts, whereas 返納 is more commonly used for personal documents, licenses, or funds.

Etymology

Compound of 返 (へん, 'return') and 納 (のう, 'pay' or 'offer'), literally meaning 'to return and offer back'. The kanji combination conveys a sense of formally giving something back to its source.