()(かえ)

はねかえし
noun
bouncing back; repelling; deflecting something that comes at you
1. bouncing back; repelling; deflecting something that comes at you
bouncing back; repelling; deflecting something that comes at you
ボールの()(かえ)しが(つよ)い。
The ball's rebound is strong.
批判(ひはん)()(かえ)しにする(つよ)さが必要(ひつよう)だ。
You need the strength to deflect criticism.
逆境(ぎゃっきょう)からの()(かえ)しで、チームは優勝(ゆうしょう)()たした。
With a comeback from adversity, the team achieved the championship.
2. splash guard; mudflap; a device that prevents splashing or spattering
splash guard; mudflap; a device that prevents splashing or spattering
(みず)()(かえ)しを(ふせ)ぐ。
Prevent water splashback.
フライパンに(あぶら)()(かえ)防止(ぼうし)カバーをつけた。
I put a splatter guard on the frying pan.
トラックの(どろ)()(かえ)しが(よご)れている。
The truck's mudflap is dirty.

Derived from the compound verb ()(かえ)す (to bounce back, to repel). The noun form covers both the action of bouncing back and devices designed to prevent splashing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ()(かえ)しが(つよ)い — strong rebound/bounce
  • (みず)()(かえ)し — water splashback
  • (あぶら)()(かえ)し — oil splatter
  • (どろ)()(かえ)し — mudflap; mud guard

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 反発(はんぱつ) — repulsion; rebound (more abstract or scientific)
  • ()(かえ)す — to bounce back; to repel (the verb form)
  • ()()り — scattering; spattering