返事

へんじ

Reply; answer; response

N4noun·henji

How to remember it

返 (return) + 事 (matter) — "returning the matter" by sending a word back.

Example sentences

  • メールの返事をまだもらっていません。

    めーるのへんじをまだもらっていません。

    I haven't received a reply to the email yet.

  • 彼に返事を書きました。

    かれにへんじをかきました。

    I wrote a reply to him.

Usage

Casual-to-neutral noun; common patterns are 返事をする, 返事を書く, 返事が来る.

Related words

返事をする返答返すお返事

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