Japanese Word of the Day
帰る
ka-E-ru • verb — 27th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to return; to go home
Examples
- もう帰ります。
(I'm going home now.) - 今日は早く家に帰った。
(I went home early today.) - 授業のあとで図書館から家に帰るつもりです。
(I plan to go home from the library after class.)
Synonyms
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帰る is used when returning to your home or to the original place. Common in everyday speech (dictionary form: 帰る; polite: 帰ります). 戻る is more general (to go back/return to somewhere, not necessarily home), and 帰宅する is a more formal way to say 'return home.'
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