JLPT N3 · Communication

返信

へんしん

reply

Stroke order of 返信

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

返 · 7 strokes信 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

返 is a road 辶 turning back, and 信 is a person 亻 whose word 言 is trusted: a message sent back.

Parts: 返 return + 信 message

Example sentence

すぐに返信します。

すぐにへんしんします。

I'll reply right away.

Words with 返

返すto return (something)返事reply; answer 返品returning goods 繰り返すto repeat

Words with 信

信号traffic light 信じるto believe 自信self-confidence 信用trust; credit 受信receiving 送信sending 通信communication

More words: Communication

連絡先contact info 通知notification 通訳interpreter 翻訳translation 手話sign language 受信receiving 送信sending 宛先address; recipient 用件business; matter 伝わるto be conveyed

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