返 却(へんきゃく)

へんきゃく

noun

return, returning (something borrowed)

1. return, returning, giving back

The act of returning something that was borrowed or rented to its owner.

図書館(としょかん)の本(ほん)を返却(へんきゃく)した。

I returned the library books.

返却(へんきゃく)期限(きげん)は来週(らいしゅう)の金曜日(きんようび)です。

The return deadline is next Friday.

レンタカーを返却(へんきゃく)する場所(ばしょ)はどこですか。

Where do I return the rental car?

返却(へんきゃく)口(ぐち)に本(ほん)を入(い)れてください。

Please put the books in the return slot.

返却(へんきゃく)期限(きげん)を過(す)ぎると延滞(えんたい)料(りょう)がかかります。

If you pass the return deadline, there will be a late fee.

COMPOUND: 返(へん) (return) + 却(きゃく) (reject, return)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

返却(へんきゃく)する (to return)
返却(へんきゃく)期限(きげん) (return deadline)
返却(へんきゃく)日(び) (return date)
返却(へんきゃく)口(ぐち) (return slot/counter)
本(ほん)の返却(へんきゃく) (book return)

CONTEXTS:

Library books
Rental items (cars, equipment)
Borrowed money (formal)

SIMILAR WORDS:

返(かえ)す (to return - verb, more casual)
返品(へんぴん) (return of merchandise for refund)

Related Words

Related: 返(かえ)す

Antonym: 貸出(かしだし) (lending)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:52 · Revised 2026.5.24 8:14

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