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返還 (へんかん, henkan) Japanese meaning: return | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 返還する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 返へん 還かん する 返へん 還かん しない Polite 返へん 還かん します 返へん 還かん しません Past polite 返へん 還かん しました 返へん 還かん しませんでした Past 返へん 還かん した 返へん 還かん しなかった Te-form 返へん 還かん して 返へん 還かん しないで Desire 返へん 還かん したい 返へん 還かん したくない Potential 返へん 還かん できる 返へん 還かん できない Passive 返へん 還かん される 返へん 還かん されない Causative 返へん 還かん させる 返へん 還かん させない Causative passive 返へん 還かん させられる 返へん 還かん させられない Volitional 返へん 還かん しよう Polite volitional 返へん 還かん しましょう Imperative 返へん 還かん しろ 返へん 還かん するな Conditional 返へん 還かん すれば 返へん 還かん しなければ Tara conditional 返へん 還かん したら 返へん 還かん しなかったら
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返へん
還かん
は
1972
年ねん
だっ
た
。
The return of Okinawa to Japan was in 1972.
The government returned the land to its original owner.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 返へん 還かん する to return (something, e.g. territory or property) to its original owner
Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.
〈 相あい 手て 〉 に 返へん 還かん する to return something to (a person, country, or original owner)
The artwork was returned to its original owner.
返へん 還かん を 求もと める to demand the return of something
The bereaved family is demanding the return of the remains.
返へん 還かん を 拒こば む to refuse to return something
That country is refusing to return the territory.
Related words 返却 is used for returning borrowed everyday items like books or money, while 返還 is a formal term used for territory, rights, or property in legal/political contexts.
返還 refers to formally restoring property, territory, or rights to their rightful owner, while 返上 emphasizes voluntarily giving up a title, award, or privilege one currently holds.
返還 means handing something concrete (land, documents, rights) back to its rightful owner, while 還元 covers a wider range of returns, including profits or chemical reduction.
返還 broadly means returning something (money, land, rights) to its original owner or state, while 還付 is narrower, usually referring specifically to a refund of overpaid money like taxes.
Opposites 接収 means to seize or requisition property or territory, the opposite process of 返還, which means to give it back.
返還 means returning something to its rightful owner, the reverse action of 没収, which is taking it away.
返還 means returning something to its rightful owner, the opposite of 奪取, which means forcibly taking it away.
返還 means to return or give back something, the natural opposite of 押収, which means to seize and take it away.
Don't confuse with 返品 means returning purchased goods to a store, whereas 返還 is not used for commercial transactions and instead refers to formally handing back territory, rights, or property.
返還 sounds similar and shares the kanji 還 with 償還, but it means returning property, territory, or rights, not repaying a debt.
Etymology Compound of 返 (return) and 還 (send back, restore). Both kanji carry the idea of returning something to its original place or state.
