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Illustration of 還元

還元かんげん

かんげん kangen Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive Intransitive

受け取ったものや得た利益を、元の相手や社会に戻すこと。 resolution; reduction; return to origins

Example 1

ゲイツ会長、広告収入をユーザーに還元する意向表明。

Bill Gates announces intent to return advertising revenue to the users.

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Example 2

会社は利益の一部を地域社会に還元した。

The company returned part of its profits to the local community.

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Kanji breakdown

元

N4

beginning; former time; origin

On reading
ゲン、ガン
Kun reading
もと
Radical
儿

還

N1

send back; return

On reading
カン
Kun reading
かえ.る
Radical
辵
Illustration of 元年
N1

がんねん

first year (of a specific reign)

Illustration of 元来
N1

がんらい

originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally

Illustration of 元素
N1

げんそ

chemical element

Illustration of 元首
N1

げんしゅ

ruler; sovereign

Illustration of 地元
N1

じもと

local