かへる

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entries.

【反かえる】

[verb] come back

【返かえる】

[verb] to return, go back

[verb] to reverse, turn over

[verb] to move in the opposite direction

[verb] to interchange front and back

[verb] to change color, fade

[verb] (of a year) to renew

[verb] (by extension) to start over

[verb] suffixed to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb:

[verb] to [verb] completely

[verb] to [verb] over and over or repeatedly

【帰かえる】

[verb] to go home, return

[verb] to leave, walk away

[verb] (baseball) to get to home plate

Alternative spelling
還る

【孵かえる】

[verb] hatch (emerge from an egg)

(This term, かへる, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entries.

【変かえる】

[verb] to change, to make different

[verb] to move or shift to a different time or place

【代かえる】

[verb] substitute, use in place of, replace with, replace something with another

【換かえる】

[verb] exchange, change for

【替かえる】

[verb] substitute, replace

(This term, かへる, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of かへる – see the following entry.

【蛙かえる】H

[noun] a frog (amphibious animal)

Alternative spellings
蝦, カエル

(This term, かへる, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かへる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かへる.)

Old Japanese

Verb

かへる (kape₁ru)

反る, 返る: to turn backwards, to flip or turn so the back side is facing forwards; to turn upside-down; to fall over on a side; to turn over
反る: to change in shape or quality
返る: to start again, to renew (generally in reference to the new year)
歸る: to arrive back home; to leave in order to go home

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