How do you read 奉還?

奉還 is read ほうかん (houkan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 奉還?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 奉還 in romaji?

奉還 is written houkan in romaji, also spelled hokan.

What kanji are in 奉還?

奉 (Observance, Offer); 還 (Send Back, Return).

奉還ほうかん

ほうかん · houkan (also spelled hokan)

noun

Restoring to the emperor

Other ways to say “restoring to the emperor” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

奉Observance, Offer, Present 音ほう・ぶ訓たてまつ.る・まつ.る JLPT N1 · 8 strokes 還Send Back, Return 音かん訓かえ.る JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

奉仕ほうしattendance, service 奉るたてまつるto offer, to do respectfully 還暦かんれき60th birthday 返還へんかんreturn, restoration 還元かんげんresolution, reduction, return

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What does 奉還 mean?

Restoring to the emperor.

How do you pronounce 奉還?

ほうかん (houkan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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