• 返かえす — to return (something)
• 返かえる — to return, to come back
• 返事へんじ — reply, answer
• 返品へんぴん — returned goods
• 返金へんきん — refund

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返 is built with the radical 辶 (movement/road) and 反 (to reverse). It suggests a return, whether of people, items, or favor. It’s used in daily life: replying, returning items, or paying someone back.

本ほんを図書館としょかんに返かえしました。
I returned the book to the library.

先生せんせいに 返事へんじを書かきました。
I wrote a reply to the teacher.