表層形
返し
ガエシ
接尾辞
返し (ガエシ)
Gaeshi · がえし — reversal, return; return gift, return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook)
Other ways to say “reversal” in Japanese →
返し in rōmaji: gaeshi.
接尾辞
名詞的
一般
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Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
返し
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| 読み (Reading) |
ガエシ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
接尾辞・名詞的・一般・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
返し
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| 読み・基本形 |
ガエシ
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| 表記・基本形 |
返し
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| 見出し語の読み |
ガエシ
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💡 English Meaning
返し means “reversal, return; return gift, return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook)” — full definition & examples →
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ガエシ
接尾辞名詞的一般*
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Did you know · 接尾辞
接尾辞 (suffixes) attach to the end of words to change meaning or grammatical function — e.g. さん, 的, 化, 語.
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