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見(み)返(かえ)す
Rank #8,970

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
    1. to look (stare) back at (someone)
  • 2. to look at again; to re-examine
  • 3. to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back
  • Godan verb with 'su' ending, intransitive verb
    4. to look back (behind oneself)

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見返す
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みかえす
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