帰
帰·return, go home
- On-yomi
- キ
- Kun-yomi
- かえ.る
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帰る | かえる | to go home, to return |
| 帰国 | きこく | returning to one's country |
| 帰り | かえり | the way back, return |
| お帰り | おかえり | welcome back |
Example sentences
毎日六時に家へ帰ります。
まいにちろくじにいえへかえります。
I go home at six every day.
帰りにスーパーで買い物をします。
かえりにすーぱーでかいものをします。
On the way back I shop at the supermarket.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 変える (to change) when you mean 帰る (to go home) - both are かえる
Memory aid
Picture it
A broom on the right: when the sweeping is done, you go home.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 帰りかえりreturn, way home
- 帰国きこくreturning to one's country
- 帰るかえるto return home
- 帰宅きたくreturning home
- 帰国するきこくするto return to one's country
- 帰宅するきたくするto return home
- 帰省するきせいするto return to one's hometown
- 持ち帰るもちかえるto take home
- 日帰りひがえりday trip
- 帰化きかnaturalization (citizenship)
- 復帰するふっきするto return (to work, to a position)
- 帰郷するききょうするto return to one's hometown
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