"返す返す" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [ka̠e̞sɨᵝɡa̠e̞sɨᵝ] Forms: 返す返す [canonical] (ruby: (かえ), (がえ)), kaesugaesu [romanization]
Etymology: Reduplication of 返(かえ)す (kaesu). The kaesu changes to gaesu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Formerly did not exhibit rendaku in older forms. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|返す|かえす}} 返(かえ)す (kaesu), {{sortkey|ja|返す返す}} かえすかえす', {{rendaku2|kaesu|gaesu}} The kaesu changes to gaesu as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|かえすがえす}} 返(かえ)す返(がえ)す • (kaesugaesu)
  1. truly, extremely Synonyms: 本当に, 重ね重ね
    Sense id: en-返す返す-ja-adv-LKQXSSCE
  2. repeatedly Synonyms: くれぐれも
    Sense id: en-返す返す-ja-adv-1ugP-P3K Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 41 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 49 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 29 48 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 27 48 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 29 43 27
  3. courteous, careful, scrupulous Synonyms: 懇ろに, 念入りに, 丁寧に
    Sense id: en-返す返す-ja-adv-Fzf2kAM8

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          "english": "I'm extremely regretted that I can't meet you.",
          "roman": "Oaidekizu, kaesugaesu zannen desu.",
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              "会",
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        "courteous, careful, scrupulous"
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        }
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      "other": "かえすがえす"
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      "ipa": "[ka̠e̞sɨᵝɡa̠e̞sɨᵝ]"
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          "word": "懇ろに"
        },
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          "word": "念入りに"
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        }
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    }
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