“To repulse” in Japanese
Short answer
To repulse in Japanese is “跳ね返す” (hanekaesu). Full meaning: to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back.
Other ways to say “To repulse” in Japanese
退ける
shirizokeru to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss; to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat; to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away
ハネ返す
hanekaesu to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
撥返せる
hanekaeseru to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
はね返す
hanekaesu to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
跳ね返せる
hanekaeseru to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
撥ね返せる
hanekaeseru to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
はね返せる
hanekaeseru to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
撥ね返す
hanekaesu to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
はねかえせる
hanekaeseru to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
はねかえす
hanekaesu to reject, to repulse, to repel; to bounce back, to counterattack, to strike back
追い返す
oikaesu to drive away, to turn away, to send away, to repel, to repulse
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