Word details

里帰り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 里帰り.

Dictionary

Entry

里帰りとがえりNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #23980
1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay)

2

bride's first visit to her parents after getting married

3

coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad)

4

Archaic

temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ri, village, parent's home, league

7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2

On

Kun

さと

Nanori

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

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