Japanese symbol for “replying”
言い返し
いいかえし
Romaji: iikaeshi
replying; reply
In Japanese, replying is 言い返し, read いいかえし (iikaeshi).
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Meanings
- n replying; reply
Written forms: 言い返し、言返し. Readings: いいかえし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “replying”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拝答 | はいとう haitou | replying; responding |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 一言 | ひとこと hitokoto | single word; a few words; brief comment |
| 返事 | へんじ henji | reply; answer; response |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat; to do over again |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.