返る (かえる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

返る (かえる) means to return / to come back.

See example sentences below.

返る at a glance

返る

かえるkaeru

N1verb

to return / to come back

返るかえるkaeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to return / to come back

Example 1

彼はすぐに家に返った。

Translation

He returned home immediately.

Example 2

記憶が昔に返る感じがする。

Translation

It feels like my memory is returning to the past.