noun

  1. reversal, return.
  2. return gift, return favor (favor).
  3. barb (on a fishing hook).
  4. mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
返し かえし
 
反し かえし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)