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返かえり

かえり · kaeri

verb

Turning over, flipping over

  • reply, response
  • marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
  • lapel

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かえりが
Odaka

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What does 返り mean?

Turning over, flipping over. It can also mean: reply, response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel.

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かえり (kaeri). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

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