おかえし
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. return gift; return favour
I have to return the favor.
2. revenge
Now here's some payback from me.
3. change (in a cash transaction)
Here you are, fifty yen in change.
Pitch accent
お
かえし
Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
Examples (18 in total)
Now here's some payback from me.
That's payback for earlier!
I have to return the favor.
I should have returned the favor, but...
I'll massage your shoulders in return.
He gave me this in return.
Here you are, fifty yen in change.
As soon as I get paid I will pay you back.
This is 370 yen in change.
To pay my little brother back for his prank, I hid his shoes.
Please return it by 10 a.m. Monday.
Well then, I will return your English test from the other day.
I took him out to dinner in return for his help.
I gave her a present in return for her kindness.
Give her some flowers in return for her kindness.
I've received 1,000 yen. Here's your 200 yen in change.
I gave a bunch of roses to her in return for her hospitality.
I promise to return this videotape within a week.