How to say 'Refund' in Japanese | 払い戻す

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The Japanese word for Refund is 'Haraimodosu', written as 払い戻す in Japanese.'Refund' in hiragana is はらいもどす.

word

払い戻す

Meaning

Refund

Reading

はらいもどす

haraimodosu

Kanji

払Pay, Drive away 戻Return

Explanation

The Japanese verb '払い戻す (はらいもどす)' means 'to refund' or 'to return money'. It is commonly used in situations where money is returned to a customer, such as after canceling a purchase or service. For example: The store refunded the money「店がお金を払い戻した」(みせがおかねをはらいもどした). I got a refund for the ticket「チケットの払い戻しを受けた」(チケットのはらいもどしをうけた). This verb is often used in formal or business contexts, and it implies a process of returning funds that were previously paid.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6857

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 払い戻す

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

払

Meaning

Pay, Drive away

kanji

戻

Meaning

Return

Hiragana in the Word 払い戻す

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 払い戻す Through the Kanji 払

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 払 as well.

word

払う

Meaning

Pay, Sweep

word

酔っ払い

Meaning

Drunk

word

酔っ払う

Meaning

Drunk

word

支払う

Meaning

Pay

word

支払い

Meaning

Payment

word

払い

Meaning

Payment

word

払い込む

Meaning

Pay

Words Related to 払い戻す Through the Kanji 戻

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 戻 as well.

word

戻る

Meaning

Return

word

戻す

Meaning

Return

word

取り戻す

Meaning

Recover

word

後戻り

Meaning

Retreat, Backtrack

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'Haraimodosu' means 'Refund' .

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