How to say 'Returning home' in Japanese | 帰宅

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The Japanese word for Returning home is 'Kitaku', written as 帰宅 in Japanese.'Returning home' in hiragana is きたく.

word

帰宅

Meaning

Returning home

Reading

きたく

kitaku

Kanji

帰Return 宅House

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '帰宅 (きたく)' means 'returning home'. It is used to describe the act of going back to one's home, typically after being out for work, school, or other activities. This term is often used in formal or written contexts. For example: I will be returning home late tonight「今夜は帰宅が遅くなります」(こんやはきたくがおそくなります). After returning home, I took a bath「帰宅してからお風呂に入りました」(きたくしてからおふろにはいりました). The term can also be used in compound verbs, such as '帰宅する (きたくする)', which means 'to return home'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3975

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 帰宅

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

帰

Meaning

Return

kanji

宅

Meaning

House

Words Related to 帰宅 Through the Kanji 帰

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 帰 as well.

word

帰る

Meaning

Return

word

帰国

Meaning

Return

word

帰り

Meaning

Return

word

日帰り

Meaning

Day trip

word

復帰

Meaning

Return, Reinstatement

Words Related to 帰宅 Through the Kanji 宅

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 宅 as well.

word

住宅

Meaning

Housing

word

お宅

Meaning

Home, Otaku

word

自宅

Meaning

Home

word

宅

Meaning

Home

word

住宅地

Meaning

Residential area

word

在宅

Meaning

Home

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'Kitaku' means 'Returning home' .

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