Lingaku返る【かえる】
Frequency rank: 2,386.
- to return; to come back; to go backesp. 返る
- to turn oversee also 裏返る
- to become extremely; to become completelyafter the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
suffix; Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Forms
- 返る【かえる】Frequency rank: 2,386.
- 反る【かえる】Frequency rank: 18,631. – 18,701.
- かえるFrequency rank: 13,485. – 13,520.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to return; to come back; to go back
- to turn over
- to become extremely; to become completely
This meaning refers to the act of returning to a previous place or returning something to its original condition.
This meaning involves the action of flipping something over or changing its position.
This meaning expresses the idea of a transformation or reaching an extreme state.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かえる返るきごう(かえるきごう)to return; to come back; to go backかえる返るばしょ場所the place to return toほんに本にかえる返るto return to the bookこころ心にかえる返るto return to one's heartいぜん以前のじょうたい状態にかえる返るto return to a previous stateあんぜん安全なばしょ場所にかえる返るto return to a safe placeすぐにかえる返るto come back right awayかえり返りみち道the way backかれ彼がかえる返るのをまつ待つto wait for him to returnただしい正しいみち道にかえる返るto return to the correct pathおもいで思い出にかえる返るto return to memoriesほんてん翻転してかえる返るto be turned over and returnすべてがもと元にかえる返るeverything returns to normal
Example sentences
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There's someone I'm in (unrequited) love with, but that person is busy now and I don't get replies to my emails.
Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...
Sharapova's shots are very fast but...a fast ball means that it will come back that much faster.
I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.
It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.
He took her cubs, and ran up the mountain without looking back.
She's quick on her feet, so no matter what you say to her, she'll have a witty comeback.
Looking back on our college days, it seems as if they were a century ago.
When I look back on my life, I realize how much time I wasted.
I think everyone looks back on their childhood with some regret.
The new Diet member was smoking, leaning back proudly in a chair.
In looking back, I feel deeply grateful to my parents.