見返り

• 読み: みかえり
• ローマ字: mikaeri
• 漢字の分解: 見 (ken/mi) — see, look; 返 (hen/kae) — return, give back
• 発音: /mi.ka.e.ɾi/

意味

Return; reward; compensation; something received in exchange for an action. Also: collateral or counter-security for a loan.

Used in both neutral and slightly negative senses: a legitimate return for services rendered, or a transactional reward implying quid pro quo. 見返りを求める (to seek compensation) can suggest mercenary motivation. In financial contexts it can mean collateral or counter-security. In political contexts it often carries a negative implication of corrupt exchange.

例文

1. 何の見返りも求めずに支援してくれた友人に感謝する。
2. 融資の見返りとして担保を要求された。
3. 政治献金の見返りに便宜を図ったとして疑惑が浮上した。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, business, social, politics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from 見返る (to look back at someone who has turned away; to look in return). The metaphor evolved from the physical act of turning back to look, to receiving something in return for what one has given.

文化的背景

時代: Classical to Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal