返信(へんしん)

へんしん
noun, verb-suru
reply; response (to a message)
1. reply; response; answering a message
A written or electronic reply to a message, email, or letter. The act of sending such a reply.
メールに返信(へんしん)する。
To reply to an email.
返信(へんしん)が遅(おそ)くなってすみません。
Sorry for the late reply.
メッセージを送(おく)ったのに一週間(いっしゅうかん)たっても返信(へんしん)が来(こ)なくて心配(しんぱい)している。
I sent a message but haven't received a reply even after a week, so I'm worried.

Compound of 返(へん) (return) + 信(しん) (message, letter). Used as a suru-verb: 返信(へんしん)する (to reply).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 返信(へんしん)する (to reply)
  • 返信(へんしん)が来(く)る (a reply arrives)
  • 返信(へんしん)が遅(おそ)い (a reply is late)
  • 返信(へんしん)をもらう (to receive a reply)
  • ご返信(へんしん) (polite: your reply)

USAGE NOTE:
Not to be confused with the homophone 変身(へんしん) (transformation). 返信(へんしん) specifically refers to replying to correspondence. For replying in general conversation, 返事(へんじ) is more common. 返答(へんとう) is more formal and used for answering questions directly.

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