Kanji: 帰 return home; homecoming; arrive at
JLPT N4 | 10 Strokes
帰
On: き Kun: かえ.る; かえ.す Meaning: return home; homecoming; arrive at |
Kanji Parts:
- 刂 knife; sword
- ヨ broom; katakana YO
- 冖 cover; crown
- 巾 hanging scroll; cloth; towel
Mnemonic Story:
The homecoming parade is pretty sexist. The homecoming king gets a fancy sword 刂, but the homecoming queen gets a broom ヨ and apron 巾 with her crown 冖.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 帰宅【きたく】 returning home
- 日帰り【ひがえり】 day trip
- 持ち帰り【もちかえり】 takeout (food)
日帰りで海まで行くことにした。
帰宅【きたく】 returning home
- 日帰り day trip
- で by; for (just the day)
- 海 ocean; sea
- まで until; to
- 行く to go
- こと (nominalizer that turns the previous phrase into a noun phrase)
- にした was decided