返還|へんかんhenkan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreturn; restoration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 返還する（へんかんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 返還します（へんかんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 返還しない（へんかんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 返還しません（へんかんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 返還せず・返還せぬ（へんかんせず・へんかんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 返還した（へんかんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 返還しました（へんかんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 返還しなかった（へんかんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 返還しませんでした（へんかんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 返還して（へんかんして） |
| Potential | 返還できる（へんかんできる） |
| Passive | 返還される（へんかんされる） |
| Causative | 返還させる（へんかんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 返還させられる（へんかんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 返還すれば（へんかんすれば） |
| tara | 返還したら（へんかんしたら） |
| Volitional | 返還しよう（へんかんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 返還しましょう（へんかんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 返還しろ（へんかんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym返却へんきゃくNeutralFor returning borrowed books and items, as in 「図書の返却」. 「返還」 suggests the formal return of territory, trophies or property.
- Synonym返納へんのうWrittenA formal term for handing documents or licenses back to the authorities, as in 「免許返納」. 「返還」 is the broader word.
- Synonym還付かんぷWrittenWritten style: an office returns money or goods it overcollected or borrowed, as in 「税金の還付」; 「返還」 is not limited to official cases.
- Synonym返上へんじょうNeutralVoluntarily giving back an honor or right, as in 「休日返上」. 「返還」 centers on restoring something to its original owner.
- Synonym戻しもどしNeutralA colloquial noun for returning or giving something back. 「返還」 is the more formal option.
- Synonym払い戻すはらいもどすNeutralTo refund money, as in 「運賃を払い戻す」. 「返還」 is not limited to money.
- Synonym返すかえすNeutralThe most colloquial verb for giving something back. 「返還」 is more formal and typical of territory and property.
- Synonym戻すもどすNeutralTo put something back in its place or restore it to its original state. 「返還」 centers on formally returning things to their owner.
- Synonym払い戻しはらいもどしNeutralA noun for refunding money. 「返還」 is not limited to money.
- Related返送へんそうNeutralMailing an item back to its sender, as in 「書類を返送」. 「返還」 centers on restoring something to its original owner.
- Antonym占有せんゆうWrittenFormal: holding something as one's own and controlling it. Contrasted with 「返還」 when someone will not give things back; not a strict antonym.
- Antonym領有りょうゆうWrittenFormal: holding land or territory as one's own. Often set against 「返還」 in territorial issues, but 「領有」 also works for land you take back; not a strict antonym.
- Antonym奪取だっしゅWrittenFormal: taking something by force, or wresting it back. Opposite in direction to the voluntary return of 「返還」, but not a fixed antonym.
Use 「返還」 for the formal return of territory, trophies or property to their rightful owner. For borrowed books or everyday items, use 「返却」; for handing licenses or IDs back to the authorities, 「返納」; for official refunds, 「還付」. In speech, the plain verb 「返す」 is the natural choice.
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