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

宅House 帰Return

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

N3

Kanji Grade

6

Frequency

3975

Composition

kanji

Handwriting