Japanese Conversation · Level 48
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Japanese word
返却
Pronunciation
Romajihenkyaku
Meaning
- nounreturn
Example
借りた本を返却します。ka ri ta hon o hen kyaku shi ma su
I return the book I borrowed.
More examples
借りた制服は洗濯してから返却してください。ka ri ta sei fuku wa sen taku shi te ka ra hen kyaku shi te ku da sa i
Please wash the borrowed uniform before returning it.
Core concept
Focuses on handing back something received so that the original owner or source regains it.
Common phrases
返却期限hen kyaku ki gen
return deadline
返却場所hen kyaku ba sho
return location
返却窓口hen kyaku mado guchi
return counter
Similar words
返還henkan: The act of returning property or an item to the person or organization that provided it.
返品henpin: The act of returning purchased goods to the seller.
返送hensō: The act of sending an item back to its original sender or destination.
Definition in Japanese
借りた物や借りた金銭を、元の持ち主に戻すこと。ka ri ta mono ya ka ri ta kin sen o moto no mo chi nushi ni modo su ko to
Word origin
返却 (henkyaku) is made from 返 (hen, "return") and 却 (kyaku, "withdraw"), whose combined meaning is the formal return of an object or received value.
Usage tips
- 返却 (henkyaku) appears in rules for libraries, rental services, and equipment, where it identifies the act that completes the user's responsibility for what was borrowed.
Other meanings
- repaymentnoun
Related words
- 返却するhenkyakusurureturnverb