還
還 — Send back
send back, return
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiかえる (kaeru)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 還
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 返還 | へんかん henkan | return; restoration |
| 帰還 | きかん kikan | return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.) |
| 還元 | かんげん kangen | restoration; return; reduction |
| 償還 | しょうかん shoukan | repayment; redemption; amortization |
| 還付 | かんぷ kanpu | return; restoration; refund |
| 送還 | そうかん soukan | sending home; repatriation; deportation |
Study notes
還 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #910 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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