Word details

帰る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 帰る.

Dictionary

Entry

帰る還るえるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #177
1

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back

Examples
恋人よ、我に帰れ
Lover, come back to me.
2

to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)

Examples
11時を過ぎると、お客たちは三々五々帰り始めた。
After 11 o'clock the guests began to leave by twos and threes.
3

Baseball

to get home; to get to home plate

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

10 strokesFrequency 504JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

かえ.るかえ.すおく.るとつ.ぐ

send back, return

15 strokesFrequency 910JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

かえ.る

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