Japanese Conversation · Level 95
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Japanese word
還元
Pronunciation
Romajikangen
Meaning
- noungive back
Example
企業は利益を地域に還元します。ki gyō wa ri eki o chi iki ni kan gen shi ma su
The company gives its profits back to the community.
More examples
学んだ知識を地域の子どもたちに還元することが、次の目標です。mana n da chi shiki o chi iki no ko do mo ta chi ni kan gen su ru ko to ga tsugi no moku hyō de su
My next goal is to give the knowledge I have learned back to children in the community.
Core concept
Describes directing a benefit, resource, or result back to the people or place it came from.
Common phrases
利益の還元ri eki no kan gen
giving profits back
顧客への還元ko kyaku e no kan gen
giving back to customers
社会への還元sha kai e no kan gen
giving back to society
Similar words
返還henkan: The act of returning property, rights, or money to its original owner.
還付kanpu: The act of returning money that was paid in excess or collected as a tax.
返却henkyaku: The act of returning a borrowed, rented, or entrusted item to its owner.
Definition in Japanese
利益や恩恵などを、関係する人や社会に返すこと。ri eki ya on kei na do o kan kei su ru hito ya sha kai ni kae su ko to
Word origin
The Sino-Japanese compound combines 還 (kan, "return") and 元 (gen, "origin" or "source"), giving the sense of returning something to its source.
Usage tips
- When a store advertises a high 還元率 (kangenritsu), the phrase usually means a high rate of points or money returned after a purchase, not a lower price at checkout.
Other meanings
- restorationnoun
- reductionnoun
Opposites
- 搾取sakushuexploitationnoun