How to say "Return home" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Return home" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Return home" is "Kitaku", written in japanese as "帰宅".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The verbal noun 帰宅 (きたく) means 'to return home' or 'homecoming'. It is used to describe the act of going back to one's residence or place of residence after being away. This word is commonly used in Japanese to refer to the act of coming back home from work, school, or other activities. For example: I'm home! - (帰宅しました). He returned home late - (彼は遅く帰宅しました).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "帰" means "Return" and can be read as "Ki" and "Kae". And The kanji "宅" means "House" and can be read as "Taku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kitaku" mean in japanese?

"Kitaku" means "Return home" .

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How to write "Return home" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.