How to say 'Return' in Japanese | 帰る

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The Japanese word for Return is 'Kaeru', written as 帰る in Japanese.'Return' in hiragana is かえる.

word

帰る

Meaning

Return

Reading

かえる

kaeru

Kanji

帰Return

Explanation

The Japanese verb '帰る (かえる)' means 'to return' or 'to go back'. It is commonly used to indicate returning to a place, such as one's home or a familiar location. This verb is often used in everyday conversation to describe going back home after work, school, or an outing. For example: I will return home「家に帰ります」(いえにかえります). He returned to his hometown「彼は故郷に帰った」(かれはふるさとにかえった). The verb can also imply a sense of returning to a state or condition, such as returning to normalcy. Note that '帰る' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

317

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 帰る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

帰

Meaning

Return

Hiragana in the Word 帰る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 帰る Through the Kanji 帰

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 帰 as well.

word

帰国

Meaning

Return

word

帰り

Meaning

Return

word

帰宅

Meaning

Returning home

word

日帰り

Meaning

Day trip

word

復帰

Meaning

Return, Reinstatement

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What does 'Kaeru' (帰る) mean?

'Kaeru' means 'Return' .

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