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Japanese symbol for “replying”

Romaji: iikaeshi
replying; reply

In Japanese, replying is , read (iikaeshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n replying; reply

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4
return, answer, fade
on: ヘン
kun: かえ.す、-かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “replying”

WordReadingMeaning
はいとう haitoureplying; responding

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
せんげん sengendeclaration; proclamation; announcement
げんご gengolanguage
ひとこと hitokotosingle word; a few words; brief comment
へんじ henjireply; answer; response
くりかえす kurikaesuto 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.

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