- 1. [v5s, vt] to look (stare) back at (someone)
- 2. [v5s, vt] to look at again; to re-examine
- 3. [v5s, vt] to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back
- 4. [v5s, vi] to look back (behind oneself)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-su)
| Dictionary form | みかえす | (mikaesu) |
| Polite | みかえします | (mikaeshimasu) |
| Past, plain | みかえした | (mikaeshita) |
| Past, polite | みかえしました | (mikaeshimashita) |
| Negative, plain | みかえさない | (mikaesanai) |
| Negative, polite | みかえしません | (mikaeshimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | みかえさなかった | (mikaesanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | みかえしませんでした | (mikaeshimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | みかえして | (mikaeshite) |
| Potential | みかえせる | (mikaeseru) |
| Volitional | みかえそう | (mikaesou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | みかえせば | (mikaeseba) |
| Passive | みかえされる | (mikaesareru) |
| Causative | みかえさせる | (mikaesaseru) |
| Imperative | みかえせ | (mikaese) |
Kanji in this word
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見
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visibleOn: ケン (ken)Kun: み.る (mi.ru)、 み.える (mi.eru)、 み.せる (mi.seru)
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返
return, answer, fade, repayOn: ヘン (hen)Kun: かえ.す (kae.su)、 -かえ.す (-kae.su)、 かえ.る (kae.ru)、 -かえ.る (-kae.ru)
Example Sentences
驚いて彼女の顔を見返した。
I stared back at her in surprise.