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帰 かえ.る、かえ.す、おく.る、とつ.ぐ 帰り(かえり): return; coming back帰宅(きたく): returning home日帰り(ひがえり): day trip帰京(ききょう): returning to Tokyo帰る(かえる): (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back (2) (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave (3) (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home帰す(かえす): to send (someone) back; to send (someone) homeお帰りなさい(おかえりなさい): welcome homeお帰り(おかえり): (1) return (2) welcome home 2 刀: sword; saber; knife帚: broom 止 4 歸 homecoming Well, the boss man warrior upon his homecoming has set aside his spear. Remember the lady (#1151) (who put aside her broom and apron)? I wonder what they´re doing now?

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キ homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in 4 504 10 77 とまる・とめる・とめへん 会意 Compound Ideographic A female warrior returns home from battle. Her husband takes away her spear to symbolize the end of fighting and gives her a broom and an apron. “Boy, this is some kind of HOMECOMING,” thinks the veteran. (Adapted from johnskb).

Kanji	帰
Onyomi	キ
Kunyomi	かえ.る、かえ.す、おく.る、とつ.ぐ
English	homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Examples	帰り(かえり): return; coming back 帰宅(きたく): returning home 日帰り(ひがえり): day trip 帰京(ききょう): returning to Tokyo 帰る(かえる): (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back (2) (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave (3) (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home 帰す(かえす): to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home お帰りなさい(おかえりなさい): welcome home お帰り(おかえり): (1) return (2) welcome home
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	504
Components	刀: sword; saber; knife 帚: broom
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	止
Radical Number	77
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	とまる・とめる・とめへん
Traditional Form	歸
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	homecoming
Koohii Story 1	A female warrior returns home from battle. Her husband takes away her spear to symbolize the end of fighting and gives her a broom and an apron. “Boy, this is some kind of HOMECOMING,” thinks the veteran. (Adapted from johnskb).
Koohii Story 2	Well, the boss man warrior upon his homecoming has set aside his spear. Remember the lady (#1151) (who put aside her broom and apron)? I wonder what they´re doing now?

Home Broom Return Back Returning Send Homecoming Warrior