かへる

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entries.
かえ
[verb] come back
かえ
[verb] to return, go back
[verb] to reverse, turn over
[verb] to move in the opposite direction
[verb] to interchange front and back
[verb] to change color, fade
[verb] (of a year) to renew
[verb] (by extension) to start over
[verb] suffixed to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of a verb:
[verb] to [verb] completely
[verb] to [verb] over and over or repeatedly
かえ
[verb] to go home, return
[verb] to leave, walk away
[verb] (baseball) to get to home plate
Alternative spelling
還る
かえ
[verb] hatch (emerge from an egg)
(This term, かへる (kaferu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entries.
える
[verb] to change, to make different
[verb] to move or shift to a different time or place
える
[verb] substitute, use in place of, replace with, replace something with another
える
[verb] exchange, change for
える
[verb] substitute, replace
(This term, かへる (kaferu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entry.
かえるH
[noun] a frog (amphibious animal)
Alternative spellings
, , カエル
(This term, かへる (kaferu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Old Japanese

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Verb

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かへる (kape1ru)

  1. 反る, 返る: to turn backwards, to flip or turn so the back side is facing forwards; to turn upside-down; to fall over on a side; to turn over
  2. 反る: to change in shape or quality
  3. 返る: to start again, to renew (generally in reference to the new year)
  4. 歸る: to arrive back home; to leave in order to go home