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帰り

かえり

return, way home

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Examples

  1. 帰りに牛乳を買ってきて。

    かえりにぎゅうにゅうをかってきて。

    Buy some milk on your way home.

  2. 今日は帰りが遅くなります。

    きょうはかえりがおそくなります。

    I'll be home late today.

  3. 会社の帰りに友達と食事をしました。

    かいしゃのかえりにともだちとしょくじをしました。

    I had dinner with a friend on the way back from work.

Common patterns

帰りに
on the way back
帰りが遅い
to come home late
帰り道
the way home

Memory tip

This is the noun made from 帰る, and its most common use is 帰りに — 'on the way back', where something happens between leaving and getting home.

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