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言い返す (いいかえす) — to talk back · Nihongo Circle
Dictionary
言い返す
いいかえす
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to talk back
2
to answer back
3
to retort
4
to say over
5
to repeat (what one has said)
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Kanji in this word
言
Say, Word
7 strokes
返
Return, Answer, Fade
7 strokes
More words with
言
断言
だんげん ·
assertion
N1
発言
はつげん ·
utterance
N1
無言
むごん ·
silence
N1
予言
よげん ·
prediction
N1
言付け
ことづけ ·
to leave a message
Full entry on Jisho
N1
言い換える
いいかえる ·
to say in other words
言いなり
いいなり ·
doing as one is told
助言
じょげん ·
advice
N1
More words with
返
裏返し
うらがえし ·
inside out
N1
宙返り
ちゅうがえり ·
somersault
N1
照り返す
てりかえす ·
to reflect
N1
返済
へんさい ·
repayment
N1
返答
へんとう ·
reply
N1
返還
へんかん ·
return
N1
裏返す
うらがえす ·
to turn inside out
N2
引き返す
ひきかえす ·
to turn back
N2