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帰り

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

帰り — “return, the way back”

帰り (read かえり) means return, the way back. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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かえり

Meaning

return, the way back

帰り in a sentence

帰りかえりに買い物かいものをします。

I'll do some shopping on the way back.

The kanji in 帰り

帰to return

Words that share a kanji with 帰り

帰るかえる— to go back, to go home, to return
帰宅きたく— returning home
帰すかえす— to send back, to send home, to let go home
お帰りおかえり— welcome home, welcome back
日帰りひがえり— day trip (without staying overnight)

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