Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to get back, to regain, to recover, to make up (for), to catch up on.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
取り返す とりかえす
 
取返す とりかえす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
return, answer, fade
かえ.す ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)