返書

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 3
しょ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(へん)(しょ) (hensho

  1. letter of reply, written response (to a letter etc.)
    Synonym: 返信 (henshin)
Related terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

(へん)(しょ)する (hensho surusuru (stem (へん)(しょ) (hensho shi), past (へん)(しょ)した (hensho shita))

  1. write back, write a reply
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
かえ(す)
Grade: 3
か(き) > が(き)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ka̠e̞sɨᵝɡa̠kʲi]

Noun[edit]

(かえす)(がき) (kaesugaki

  1. (archaic, literary) postscript
    • 1911, Aimitasa Itoshiinoji, “Tori no Gonpachi”, in Koe Kyoku Zensho [Complete lyrics]‎[1], volume 3, page 137:
      (えにし)(なが)長文(ながぶみ)に、ゆふし()(けん)(かえ)すがき
      enishi wa nagaki nagabumi ni, yufushi goken no kaesugaki,
      on the brink, a long, long passage seen in the postscript