還 means “return, come back”

かん · kan

Also: send back

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): かえる
On'yomi (Chinese reading): カン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 16 strokes

The story

Walking (辶) back around, an eye (罒) on where you began: return. At 60 the old calendar cycle comes back around, 還暦, and the birthday person wears red; stores offer ポイント還元, points back; and 生還 is coming home alive.

Used in 還暦 (kanreki, 60th birthday), 返還 (henkan, return/restoration), and 還元 (kangen, giving back; reduction)

還 means “return, come back”

The story

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