Japanese word

返還

Pronunciation

Romajihenkan

Meaning

  • nounreturn

Example

会社は預かったお金を返還します。kai sha wa azu ka tta o kane o hen kan shi ma su

The company will return the money it received.

Illustration for 返還 (return)

More examples

誤って振り込まれた金額は、すぐに返還されました。ayama tte fu ri ko ma re ta kin gaku wa su gu ni hen kan sa re ma shi ta

The amount transferred by mistake was returned immediately.

Core concept

Describes giving money, property, or rights back to the person or group entitled to them, often in a formal setting.

Common phrases

  • 返還請求hen kan sei kyū

    claim for restitution

  • 返還義務hen kan gi mu

    obligation to return

  • 全額返還zen gaku hen kan

    full restitution

Similar words

返却henkyaku: The act of giving a borrowed or temporarily held item back to its owner.
返金henkin: The act of giving paid money back to the person who paid it.
返済hensai: The act of returning money owed under a debt or loan agreement.
還付kanpu: The act of returning money received in excess or without a valid basis.

Definition in Japanese

預かった金品や権利などを本来の持ち主や権利者に戻すこと。azu ka tta kin pin ya ken ri na do o hon rai no mo chi nushi ya ken ri sha ni modo su ko to

Word origin

返還 (henkan) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 返 (hen, "return") and 還 (kan, "return or restore").

Usage tips

  • The noun 返還 (henkan) frequently appears before 請求 (seikyū) and 命令 (meirei), forming terms for a demand or order to return something.

Other meanings

  • restitutionnoun
  • restorationnoun

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