返礼|へんれいhenrei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreturn present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretaliation; revenge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 返礼する(へんれいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 返礼します(へんれいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 返礼しない(へんれいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 返礼しません(へんれいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 返礼せず・返礼せぬ(へんれいせず・へんれいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 返礼した(へんれいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 返礼しました(へんれいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 返礼しなかった(へんれいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 返礼しませんでした(へんれいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 返礼して(へんれいして) |
| Potential | 返礼できる(へんれいできる) |
| Passive | 返礼される(へんれいされる) |
| Causative | 返礼させる(へんれいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 返礼させられる(へんれいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 返礼すれば(へんれいすれば) |
| tara | 返礼したら(へんれいしたら) |
| Volitional | 返礼しよう(へんれいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 返礼しましょう(へんれいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 返礼しろ(へんれいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonymお返しおかえしNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a return gift, as in 「お返しを贈る」; it can also mean getting even. 「返礼」 is the more formal choice.
- Synonym報いるむくいるNeutralA verb for repaying a kindness or deed, also for retaliation, as in 「恩に報いる」; it leans toward repaying actions rather than gifts.
- Related謝礼しゃれいWrittenWritten/formal prose for money or a gift given to thank someone for their help, as in 「謝礼を払う」; it is not a return gift for something received.
To give something back for a gift, say 「お返し」in everyday speech; 「返礼」is the formal word, as in 「返礼品」「返礼の品」. Use 「謝礼」for money paid to thank a helper, and 「報いる」for repaying a favor or deed.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


