返事

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 返事 is read as へんじ and can mean “reply” or “answer”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show answering when called and waiting for a reply to a letter.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It covers a spoken answer and a reply to correspondence; use 返事をする for responding and 返事を待つ for awaiting one.