見返し

みかえし

Also written 見返

Meanings

1. Noun endpaper (of a book); end-paper
2. facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment)
3. looking back; triumphing over (a rival) See also: 見返す (みかえす).

Kanji

• 見 see. Read as みる.
• 返 give back. Read as かえす.

Words containing 見返し

• 表見返し (おもてみかえし) inside of the front cover (of book)
• 裏見返し (うらみかえし) inside the back cover (book)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists