折(お)り返(かえ)し

おりかえし
noun, adverb
return (call/trip), turnaround; fold
communicationdirection
1. return (call, message, trip)
Calling back, replying, or making a return trip. Often used as an adverb meaning 'in return' or 'right back'.
折(お)り返(かえ)し電話(でんわ)します。
I'll call you right back.
折(お)り返(かえ)しお返事(へんじ)をいただけますか？
Could I get a reply from you?
留守番電話(るすばんでんわ)にメッセージを入(い)れたら、すぐに折(お)り返(かえ)しの電話(でんわ)が来(き)た。
After I left a message on the answering machine, I got a call back right away.
2. fold, crease, turning point
A fold or crease in fabric or paper, or a turnaround point on a route.
マラソンの折(お)り返(かえ)し地点(ちてん)。
The turnaround point of the marathon.
ズボンの裾(すそ)の折(お)り返(かえ)しを直(なお)す。
To fix the cuff on the pants.
折(お)り返(かえ)し地点(ちてん)を過(す)ぎたら、あとは下(くだ)り坂(ざか)だ。
Once you pass the turnaround point, it's all downhill from there.

Usage

Sense 1 is extremely common in business and daily communication. 折(お)り返(かえ)し電話(でんわ)する (to call back) and 折(お)り返(かえ)し連絡(れんらく)する (to get back in touch) are standard phrases. Can function as an adverb (without a particle): 折(お)り返(かえ)しご連絡(れんらく)ください (please get back to me).

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 留守電(るすでん) (voicemail)
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Added 2026.2.8 14:52 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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