What is the Kanji for "Return"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Return", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Return" is "帰".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kae".

Its onyomi reading is "Ki".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 4 parts:

The radical "刂" means "Sword" . The kanji "巾" means "Towel" and can be read as "Kin". The radical "冖" means "Crown" . And The radical "彐" means "Katakana yo" .

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

What does the kanji "帰" mean in japanese?

"帰" means "Return".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

帰る: "Return". The Japanese verb '帰る (かえる)' means 'to return'. It is used to indicate the action of going back to a previous location, such as one's home, workplace, or starting point. The verb can be used to describe the return of a person, an object, or even an abstract concept. For example: I will return home - (私は家に帰る). She returned to her hometown - (彼女は故郷に帰った).

帰国: "Return". The verbal noun '帰国 (きこく)' means 'return'. It refers to the act of returning to one's home country or place of origin after being abroad. This term is commonly used when discussing international travel, immigration, or people relocating back to their native land. For example: He returned to his home country - (彼は自国に帰国した). I'm planning to return to Japan next month - (私は来月日本に帰国する予定です).

帰り: "Return". The noun '帰り (かえり)' refers to the action or process of returning or going back to a place. It can be used to describe the journey or trip back home, the act of coming back from somewhere, or the state of having arrived back at one's starting point. For example: On my return home - (私の帰りに), I returned quickly - (急いで帰った).

帰宅: "Return home". 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).

日帰り: "Day trip". The verbal noun '日帰り (ひがえり)' refers to a trip or excursion that is completed within the same day, without an overnight stay. It is commonly used to describe a short visit or outing to a destination, often for leisure or sightseeing purposes. For example: We went on a day trip to the beach - (私たちは日帰りで海に行きました). She takes a day trip to the city every weekend - (彼女は毎週末日帰りで街に出かけています).

復帰: "Return". The Japanese noun '復帰 (ふっき)' means 'return'. This word refers to the act of returning or coming back to a previous state, position or situation. It can be used to describe someone or something that is resuming an activity or role after a break or absence. For example: His return to the company was welcomed - (彼の会社への復帰は歓迎された). The team's return to the field - (チームの復帰のフィールド)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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". And The hiragana "え" is read as "e".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.