見返(みかえ)り

みかえり
noun
something in return, reward, compensation
1. something in return, reward, compensation
A benefit, reward, or compensation received in exchange for doing something for someone else.
見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)めない。
I don't expect anything in return.
見返(みかえ)りなしで手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。
They helped me without expecting anything in return.
協力(きょうりょく)の見返(みかえ)りとして大(おお)きな契約(けいやく)を手(て)に入(い)れた。
In return for their cooperation, they secured a large contract.

Usage

見返(みかえ)り often carries a transactional nuance — it implies a calculated exchange rather than pure goodwill. The phrase 見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)めない (not expecting anything in return) is used to praise selfless behavior precisely because 見返(みかえ)り normally implies an expected reward.

Similar words

  • 恩返(おんがえ)し is about repaying kindness out of gratitude (emotional, moral)
  • 見返(みかえ)り is about receiving compensation or reward (more transactional)

Common collocations

  • 見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)める: to expect something in return
  • 見返(みかえ)りを期待(きたい)する: to hope for something in return
  • 見返(みかえ)りなし: without expecting anything in return
  • 〜の見返(みかえ)りに: in return for ~

Related Words

Related: 恩返(おんがえ)し (returning a favor)
Related: 見返(みかえ)りを求(もと)める (to expect something in return)
Compare: リターン (return)
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Added 2026.2.13 14:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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