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to return home; to go back home
今、家に帰る
I'm going home now.
早く帰ってください
Please come home early.
Commonly used to refer to returning to one's home or residence.
to go back (to a place other than home)
学校に帰る
To go back to school.
会社に帰る
To go back to the office.
Can be used for returning to any place, not just home.
Use '帰る' for returning home or to a familiar place. For returning an object, use '返す'.
Always use the particle 'に' when specifying the destination (e.g., '家に帰る').
From Old Japanese 'kaeru', meaning 'to return'.
Often used with the particle 'に' to specify the destination. Can be used in both formal and informal contexts.