返へん却きゃく

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返却する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	返へん却きゃくする	返へん却きゃくしない
Polite	返へん却きゃくします	返へん却きゃくしません
Past polite	返へん却きゃくしました	返へん却きゃくしませんでした
Past	返へん却きゃくした	返へん却きゃくしなかった
Te-form	返へん却きゃくして	返へん却きゃくしないで
Desire	返へん却きゃくしたい	返へん却きゃくしたくない
Potential	返へん却きゃくできる	返へん却きゃくできない
Passive	返へん却きゃくされる	返へん却きゃくされない
Causative	返へん却きゃくさせる	返へん却きゃくさせない
Causative passive	返へん却きゃくさせられる	返へん却きゃくさせられない
Volitional	返へん却きゃくしよう
Polite volitional	返へん却きゃくしましょう
Imperative	返へん却きゃくしろ	返へん却きゃくするな
Conditional	返へん却きゃくすれば	返へん却きゃくしなければ
Tara conditional	返へん却きゃくしたら	返へん却きゃくしなかったら

Meanings

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

return; repayment

Used for returning borrowed items, library books, rental goods, or repaying money. More formal than 返す.

図と書しょ館かんに本ほんを返へん却きゃくした。
I returned the book to the library.
レンタルDVDの返へん却きゃく期き限げんは明日あしたです。
The return deadline for the rental DVD is tomorrow.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を返へん却きゃくするto return an item (e.g. to a library or rental service)
図と書しょ館かんで借かりた本ほんを返へん却きゃくした。
I returned the book I had borrowed from the library.
〈場ば所しょ〉に返へん却きゃくするto return (something) to a place
借かりたDVDをレンタルショップに返へん却きゃくした。
I returned the rented DVD to the rental shop.
返へん却きゃく期き限げんを過すぎるto miss the return deadline
返へん却きゃく期き限げんを過すぎてしまった。
I missed the return deadline.
〈物もの〉の返へん却きゃくを求もとめるto request the return of something
会かい社しゃは貸かしたパソコンの返へん却きゃくを求もとめた。
The company requested the return of the laptop it had lent out.
返へん却きゃくが遅おくれるthe return (of something) is delayed
本ほんの返へん却きゃくが遅おくれてしまった。
The return of the book was delayed.

Kanji

返return, answer, fade
却instead, on the contrary, rather

Related words· 6

返かえすN5
返却 is the formal noun used for official returns like library books or rental items, while 返す is the ordinary everyday verb for giving something back.
返へん還かんN1
返還 is used for large-scale or formal returns such as territory, rights, or deposits, while 返却 refers to returning borrowed items like books or rentals.
返へん済さいN2
返済 specifically means repaying money or a loan, whereas 返却 covers returning any borrowed item, not just money.
返へん品ぴんN2
返却 is used for returning borrowed or rented items like books or keys, while 返品 specifically means returning purchased goods.

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戻もどし
返却 is the formal word for returning a borrowed item (like a book or rental), while 戻し is a more general noun for putting something back or giving it back.
返へん送そう
返却 means giving back something borrowed or held, like a library book, whereas 返送 specifically means sending an item back through the mail or a delivery system.

Opposites

借しゃく用よう
借用 means borrowing something, the opposite action of 返却, which means returning what was borrowed.

Don't confuse with

回かい収しゅうN2
返却 is the borrower returning something to its rightful owner, while 回収 is the original distributor or lender taking it back.
返かえし
返却 specifically means formally returning a borrowed item (like a library book), while 返し is a broader, more casual noun for turning or giving something back.

Word family

返へん却きゃく値ち
return value
返へん却きゃく口ぐち
return slot; coin return · tray return station

Etymology

Compound of 返 (return) and 却 (withdraw/remove). The kanji combination conveys the idea of giving something back and removing it from one's possession.