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折り返し

おりかえし

by return, right back

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Examples

  1. 折り返しご連絡いたします。

    おりかえしごれんらくいたします。

    I will get back to you right away.

  2. 折り返しお電話をいただけますでしょうか。

    おりかえしおでんわをいただけますでしょうか。

    Could you call me back?

  3. 担当者から折り返し返事を差し上げます。

    たんとうしゃからおりかえしへんじをさしあげます。

    The person in charge will reply to you shortly.

Common patterns

折り返しご連絡します
I will get back to you
折り返しの電話
a return call
折り返し電話する
to call back

Memory tip

The image is folding back at a turning point: the reply goes straight back the way the message came, which is why it is used above all about returning a phone call. The same word also names the turnaround point of a race.

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