Standard kanji spelling for this abbreviation.
Abbreviation of 返事 (へんじ) or 返信 (へんしん), historically used in telegrams to save characters.
return gift; reciprocal gesture; something done in return · retaliation; revenge; payback
return; restore
return to sender; send back
immediate reply; ready agreement
return throw; throw back · return the ball; hit back
return of unsold books; book return
written reply; response letter
returning; giving back
revenge; retaliation · requital; return of a favor; repayment · reply; answer
answering a roll call for someone else; proxy attendance
round trip; going and returning
return; sending back
returning a sake cup; offering a cup in return
reply poem; ode in reply
reflection of sunlight
reply; response
reply telegram; reply by telegram
reply; answer; response