返へん信しん

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返信する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Common for written or electronic replies (email, fax, letter). Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive/intransitive verb.

〈人ひと〉に返へん信しんするto reply to someone
彼かれのメールにすぐ返へん信しんした。
I replied to his email right away.
〈事こと〉に返へん信しんするto reply to a message/inquiry
お問とい合あわせに24時じ間かん以い内ないに返へん信しんいたします。
We will reply to your inquiry within 24 hours.
返へん信しんを待まつto wait for a reply
彼かの女じょからの返へん信しんを待まっている。
I'm waiting for a reply from her.
返へん信しんが来くるfor a reply to arrive
送おくったメールにまだ返へん信しんが来こない。
I still haven't gotten a reply to the email I sent.

返へん事じN4
返事 covers any kind of reply, spoken or written, while 返信 refers specifically to a written or electronic reply such as an email or letter.
回かい答とうN3
回答 is a formal, often official answer to an inquiry or survey, whereas 返信 is simply a reply to a received message.
リプライ
返信 is the standard native word for a reply, used for email and formal correspondence, while リプライ is a casual loanword mainly for social media and chat replies.
Ｒｅ：
返信 is the general noun for a reply or the act of replying, while Ｒｅ： is specifically the prefix attached to an email subject line to mark it as a reply.

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返へん
返信 is the common term for replying in modern digital communication like email, whereas 返 is an archaic telegraphic shorthand for the same concept of a reply.
レス
返信 is a standard Japanese word for a reply usable in any context, whereas レス is internet slang.

送そう信しんN3
送信 means to send a message, the opposite direction of communication from 返信, which means to reply to one already received.

返へん答とうN1
返信 specifically means a written reply to a letter, email, or message, while 返答 is a general spoken or written answer to a question or request.
返へん送そう
返信 means replying to a message or letter, while 返送 means physically sending an item or package back to its sender.

通つうN1
expert; connoisseur; person in the know · counter for messages and documents · worldly understanding; tact; insight · supernatural powers; magical powers

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Compound of 返 (return) and 信 (message/communication).