Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to listen repeatedly; to listen again

  2. to ask a question in return

  3. to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

Also written 訊き返す【ききかえす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hear, ask, listen

Kun
き.くき.こえる
On
ブンモン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
319 of 2500
Radical
ear
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-6SKIP code
8e6.1The Kanji Dictionary
7740.1, 7712.1Four corner code
3854deroo
805eUnicode hex code
1-42-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4959Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4732New Nelson (John Haig)
3326New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4127Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2840Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1626Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1754Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2244Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
109Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29104Morohashi
200A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
64Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314sakade
80Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
219henshall3
234Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
184crowley
179Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1584Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1640Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wen2, wen4Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

return, answer, fade, repay

Kun
かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る
On
ヘン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
685 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
2q4.5The Kanji Dictionary
3130.4Four corner code
3367deroo
8fd4Unicode hex code
1-42-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4670Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6020New Nelson (John Haig)
3060New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3797Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2633Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
725Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
782Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
586A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
307Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38758PMorohashi
389A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
442Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
448Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316sakade
950Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
412henshall3
289Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
477crowley
184Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
681Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
733Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan3Pinyin reading
banKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level