戻し|もどしmodoshi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounreturning; giving back

• Synonym返還へんかんFormalFormal term for returning territory, property and the like; 「戻し」 fits everyday returns.
• Synonym返却へんきゃくNeutralReturning borrowed items such as library books; 「戻し」 leans toward putting things back where they were.
• Related還付かんぷFormalFormal term for the authorities refunding tax collected in excess; 「戻し」 is the broader, more general word.
• Related償還しょうかんFormalFormal term for repaying loans and redeeming bonds; 「戻し」 is about returning things rather than settling debts.
• Related返納へんのうFormalFormal term for handing things back to the authorities, as in 「免許返納」; 「戻し」 is more general.
• Related返送へんそうNeutralSending something back to the sender, usually by post; 「戻し」 covers returning things in general.
• Related返上へんじょうWrittenWritten term for giving something back or giving it up, as in 「休日返上」; 「戻し」 is about refunds and returns.
• Related返戻へんれいFormalFormal term for returning documents, insurance premiums and the like; 「戻し」 leans toward refunds and putting things back in place.
• Related返付へんぷWrittenWritten term for returning something to its original owner; 「戻し」 is the more colloquial option.
• Antonym送りおくりNeutralSending something out or off; the opposite of 「戻し」, which is about returning things.

Use 「戻し」 for returning or restoring things, mostly in compounds like 「払い戻し」 and 「差し戻し」. For returning borrowed items pick 「返却」, for mailing things back 「返送」, for tax refunds 「還付」; 「送り」 is the opposite.

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1. もらったもの、買かったものなどを元もとの所有者しょゆうしゃや店みせに返かえすこと。