帰る

kaeru

verb★Beginner

informal

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.

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Commonly used to refer to returning to one's home or residence.

informal

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.

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Can be used for returning to any place, not just home.

Collocations

家に帰るto go home学校に帰るto go back to school会社に帰るto go back to the office

帰り道phrase

the way home

帰り遅いphrase

to come home late

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.

帰

to return

root

る

verb ending

suffix

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