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返事

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

返事 — “reply, answer, response”

返事 (read へんじ) means reply, answer, response. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

へんじ

Meaning

reply, answer, response

返事 in a sentence

メールの返事へんじがまだ来きません。

I haven't gotten a reply to my email yet.

The kanji in 返事

返to return, give back
事matter, affair

Words that share a kanji with 返事

返すかえす— to return something
繰り返すくりかえす— to repeat, to do over again
裏返すうらがえす— to turn inside out, to turn over
引き返すひきかえす— to turn back, to go back the way one came
仕事しごと— work, job, occupation, employment
食事するしょくじする— to have a meal, to dine
大事だいじ— important, valuable, precious
無事にぶじに— safely, without incident

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