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帰京

ききょう

returning to Tokyo; returning to the capital

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Examples

  1. 父は明日帰京します。

    ちちはあすききょうします。

    My father returns to Tokyo tomorrow.

  2. 出張を終え、夜行列車で帰京した。

    しゅっちょうをおえ、やこうれっしゃでききょうした。

    Having finished the business trip, I went back to Tokyo on the night train.

  3. 総理の帰京は来週の予定だ。

    そうりのききょうはらいしゅうのよていだ。

    The Prime Minister is scheduled to return to Tokyo next week.

Common patterns

帰京する
to return to Tokyo
帰京の途につく
to set off back to Tokyo
帰京予定
scheduled return to Tokyo

Memory tip

京 here is 東京, so 帰京 only means going back to Tokyo — you say it when Tokyo is where you live or work. Going back to your own home town is 帰郷 (ききょう), the same sound with a different kanji and a quite different meaning.

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