Onyomi: キ · Kunyomi: おく.る, かえ.す, かえ.る, とつ.ぐ · Meanings: arrive at, homecoming, lead to, result in
Kanji for arrive at, homecoming, lead to, result in
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The kanji 帰 combines the “foot” radical (⻌) with the component representing a house or enclosure (家 without the roof), symbolizing returning home. In ancient times, it depicted a person walking back to their house after a journey. 帰 came to mean “return” or “go home,” capturing the feeling of coming back to safety, family, and familiarity.
A person walking back to a house — 帰 means to return or go home.
Imagine walking along a path toward your house after a long day — that’s 帰, the kanji for returning home.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 帰る | かえる | to return, to come home, to go home, to go back | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 帰り | かえり | return, coming back | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 帰宅 | きたく | returning home, going home, coming home, getting home | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰す | かえす | to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 帰属 | きぞく | belonging, ascription, attribution, imputation, possession, jurisdiction | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰化 | きか | naturalization, naturalisation | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰国 | きこく | return to one's country | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰省 | きせい | homecoming, returning home | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰還 | きかん | return (home), repatriation | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰途 | きと | on the way back, returning | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 帰り道 | かえりみち | the way back, the way home, return trip | common Noun |
| 帰路 | きろ | return journey, one's way home, one's way back | Noun |
| 帰郷 | ききょう | homecoming, return to one's home | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰港 | きこう | returning to port | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 帰国子女 | きこくしじょ | child who has returned to Japan after living abroad, returnee child, (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood | Noun |