How do you read 返上?

返上 is read へんじょう (henjou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 返上?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 返上 in romaji?

返上 is written henjou in romaji, also spelled henjo.

What kanji are in 返上?

返 (Return, Answer); 上 (Above, Up).

返上へんじょう

へんじょう · henjou (also spelled henjo)

noun

Return, giving back, giving up, relinquishing, surrendering

Other ways to say “return” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

返Return, Answer, Fade 音へん訓かえ.す・-かえ.す JLPT N3 · 7 strokes 上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

返すかえすto return something 返事へんじreply, answer 返還へんかんreturn, restoration 返済へんさいrepayment 返答へんとうreply 宙返りちゅうがえりsomersault, looping-the-loop 上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing

Questions

What does 返上 mean?

Return, giving back, giving up, relinquishing, surrendering.

How do you pronounce 返上?

へんじょう (henjou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

How do I remember 返上?

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