返す返す
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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返 | 返 |
かえ Grade: 3 |
かえ > がえ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of 返す (kaesu). The kaesu changes to gaesu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Formerly did not exhibit rendaku in older forms.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]返す返す • (kaesugaesu)
- truly, extremely
- repeatedly
- Synonym: くれぐれも
- courteous, careful, scrupulous
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 返 read as かえ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
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