打ち返す

うちかえす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to return a punch; to strike back (sometimes written 撃ち返す)
2. to hit (the ball) straight back
3. to plow up; to plough up
4. to renovate (cotton fabric); to fluff up
5. Godan verb, Intransitive to break and recede (of waves)

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 返 give back. Read as かえす.

Common phrases

• ボールを打ち返す
• 球を打ち返す

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