半はん返がえし

noun

returning half of a gift; half-return gift

Refers to the Japanese custom of giving back a gift worth about half the value of a received celebratory or condolence gift, often as a thank-you gesture.

• 香こう典でんをいただいたので、半はん返がえしの品しなを贈おくりました。

  Since I received a condolence gift, I sent a half-return gift.

• 半はん返がえしの習しゅう慣かんは地ち域いきによって異ことなります。

  The custom of half-return gifts varies by region.