切り返す

きりかえす

Also written 切返す, 斬り返す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to slash back
2. to strike back; to counterattack
3. to retort
4. to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
5. to perform a twisting backward knee trip See also: 切り返し (きりかえし).

Kanji

• 切 cut. Read as きり.
• 返 give back. Read as かえす.

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