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帰
return · go home · come back
N4On: きKun: かえ
Memory Aid
The left side (帚) looks like a broom. Imagine sweeping your path as you **return** home.
'KI' — You need a 'KEY' to get back into your house when you **return**.
Vocabulary
帰るかえるto return, to go home
帰りかえりreturn, on the way home
帰国きこくreturn to one's country
帰宅きたくreturn home (to one's house)
日帰りひがえりday trip (returning the same day)
Example Sentences
毎日、電車で家に帰ります。
Every day, I go home by train.
お母さんの帰りが遅いです。
My mother's return is late.
彼は来週、国に帰ります。
He will return to his country next week.
日本への帰国はとても楽しみです。
I'm really looking forward to returning to Japan.