返却

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 返却 is read へんきゃく and means returning or giving back something that was borrowed or held.
• Basic usage: It is used for returning tools to reception and for a library book's return deadline.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The act of returning
  • 受付へ返却した describes returning borrowed tools to reception.
• Return deadline
  • 返却期限 is the deadline for returning a library book.