Chinese

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to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
 
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present)
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
 
trad. (回送/迴送) /
simp. (回送)

Etymology

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Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (かい)(そう) (kaisō, deadheading)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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回送

  1. (rail transport) dead mileage, deadrunning, deadheading.

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
廻送

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(そう) (kaisōくわいそう (kwaisou)?

  1. forwarding; sending on; passing on
  2. deadheading

Verb

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(かい)(そう)する (kaisō suruくわいそう (kwaisou)?suru (stem (かい)(そう) (kaisō shi), past (かい)(そう)した (kaisō shita))

  1. to forward; to send on; to pass on
  2. to deadhead

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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回送 (hoesong) (hangeul 회송)

  1. hanja form? of 회송 (dead mileage)