帰
帰 — Homecoming
homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiかえる (kaeru)
Kun’yomiかえす (kaesu)
Kun’yomiおくる (okuru)
Kun’yomiとつぐ (totsugu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 帰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帰国 | きこく kikoku | return to one's country; return to one's hometown |
| 復帰 | ふっき fukki | return; reversion; comeback |
| 帰り | かえり kaeri | return; coming back |
| 帰還 | きかん kikan | return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.) |
| 帰宅 | きたく kitaku | returning home; going home; coming home |
| 帰属 | きぞく kizoku | belonging; ascription; attribution |
Study notes
帰 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #504 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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