homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

About this kanji

The kanji 帰, pronounced as "ki" in on'yomi and "kaeru" in kun'yomi, primarily means to return or come home. This character is often used in verbs, such as to return or to lead back, and in several common compounds. For example, 帰り (kaeri) means "return", 帰還 (kikan) refers to a "return home", and 帰国 (kikoku) means "return to one's country". When using 帰, it often conveys the idea of coming back to a familiar place, making it quite useful in everyday conversation. A note to remember is that it can express both physical and metaphorical returns, like a return to good health.

Example sentences

• 週末に帰省する予定です。

  I plan to return home this weekend.

Meanings across languages

English

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

Tiếng Việt

trở về, đến, dẫn đến, kết quả là

日本語

帰る, 到着する, 導く, 結果となる

한국어

귀환, 도착하다, 이끌다, 결과

中文

归来, 到达, 带到, 导致

id

pulang ke rumah

th

การกลับบ้าน

es

llegar a casa

fr

retour à la maison

de

Heimkehr

pt

volta para casa

Common compounds

• 帰りかえりreturn, coming back
• 帰還きかんreturn (home), repatriation, feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
• 帰国きこくreturn to one's country, return to one's hometown
• 復帰ふっきreturn, reversion, comeback
• 回帰かいきreturn (to), revolution, recurrence
• 帰すかえすto send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
• 帰るかえるto return, to come home, to go home
• 帰化きかnaturalization, naturalisation