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“To recoil” in Japanese

Short answer

跳ね返る hanekaeru はねかえる

To recoil in Japanese is “跳ね返る” (hanekaeru). Full meaning: to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect.

Other ways to say “To recoil” in Japanese

怯む hirumu to falter, to flinch (from), to recoil (from), to quail (at), to be intimidated, to feel daunted, to be discouraged, to hesitate たじろぐ tajirogu to shrink back, to wince, to flinch, to recoil 撥ね返る hanekaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect ハネ返る hanekaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect はね返る hanekaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect はねかえる hanekaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect 跳ねっ返る hanekkaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect はね返える hanekaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect 跳ねかえる hanekaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect 撥ねっかえる hanekkaeru to rebound, to recoil, to spring back up, to bounce back; to splash; to have a repercussion, to have a reciprocal effect ひるむ hirumu to falter, to flinch (from), to recoil (from), to quail (at), to be intimidated, to feel daunted, to be discouraged, to hesitate

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