King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

恩を返す (on'okaesu)

Romaji: on'okaesu

Meaning

  1. to return a favor; to pay it back
  2. to defeat one's senior stablemate (sumo)

Kanji and stroke order

grace, kindness, goodness
on: オン
10 strokes · JLPT 1
return, answer, fade
on: ヘン
kun: かえ.す、-かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
7 strokes · JLPT 2

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